''La Wally'' is a 1932 Italian musical

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian ...

and starring Germana Paolieri,

Isa Pola Isa Pola (19 December 1909 – 17 December 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress. Born Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano, she appeared in more than 30 films during her career. An early screen role was the female lead in ''Steel'' (1933), a ...

and

Carlo Ninchi Carlo Ninchi (31 May 1896 – 27 April 1974) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, and died on 27 April 1974 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Selected filmogra ...

.Poppi p.74 It is an adaptation of the 1892 opera '' La Wally'' by Alfredo Catalani. The film's sets were designed by

Gastone Medin Gastone Medin (1905–1973) was an Italian art director.Anile p.132 He worked on more than a hundred and fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''The Table of the P ...

and

Ivo Perilli Ivo Perilli (10 April 1902 – 24 November 1994) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 50 films between 1933 and 1977. Selected filmography * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''Lowered Sails'' (1931) * '' La Wally'' (1 ...

Cast

* Germana Paolieri as Wally *

as Afra *

as Hagenbach * Achille Majeroni as Strominger *

Renzo Ricci Renzo Ricci (27 September 1899 – 20 October 1978) was an Italian stage and film actor. He was also a noted theatre director. Ricci played the title role in Roberto Rossellini's 1961 film ''Garibaldi''.Bondanella, Peter. ''The Films of Roberto ...

as Vincenzo Gellner * Gino Sabbatini as Walter *

Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * '' Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The ...

as Un contadino * Nino Altieri *

Amedeo Trilli Amedeo Trilli (9 July 1906 – 30 November 1971) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Ronciglione, Viterbo, at very young age Trilli worked as a circus artist, then in 1922 he studied performance at the Accademia ...

* Giannina Arangi Lombardi

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Bibliography

* Poppi, Roberto. ''I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri''. Gremese Editore, 2002.

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* 1930s musical drama films Italian musical drama films 1930s historical musical films Italian historical musical films 1932 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Films set in the 19th century Films based on operas Films set in the Alps 1932 drama films 1930s Italian films {{historic-musical-film-stub

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