''Laugh, Pagliacci'' (Italian: ''I pagliacci'') is a 1943 Italian-German

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

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directed by

Giuseppe Fatigati Giuseppe Fatigati (20 September 1906 – 9 September 1975) was an Italian film editor, producer and director. Life and career Born in Terracina, Latina, Fatigati started his career as a film editor in the early 1930s, and with this role he oft ...

and starring Alida Valli,

Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli ( , ; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. Early life Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoem ...

and Carlo Romano. A separate German-language version ''

Laugh Bajazzo ''Laugh Bajazzo'' (German: ''Lache Bajazzo'') is a 1915 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Rudolph Schildkraut, Alfred Abel and Hanni Weisse.Thomas p.34 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. Cast * Rudolp ...

'' was also produced.Bock & Bergfelder p.217 It was shot in

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at a time when

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and

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were allies in the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Hans Kuhnert Hans Kuhnert (4 January 1901 – 29 July 1974) was a German actor, art director and production designer. Kuhnert began his career as an actor during the silent era. He played the lead alongside Olga Tschechowa in ''Violet''.Hardt p.225 From the mi ...

Cast

* Alida Valli as Giulia Valmondi *

as Il tenore Morelli * Carlo Romano as Ruggero Leoncavallo *

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

as Canio *

Dagny Servaes Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, ...

as La contessa Valmondi *

Karl Martell Charles Martel ( – 22 October 741) was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. He was a son of the Frankish statesma ...

as Il marchese Carlo Lanzoni * Gina Cinquini as Emilia * Paolo Ferrari as Ruggero Leoncavallo da bambino * Angelo Ferrari as Silvio * Adriana Perris as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Nedda * Leone Pacci as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Tonio * Mario Boviello as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Silvio * Adelio Zagonara as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Beppe

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1943 films Italian historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Giuseppe Fatigati Films set in the 1860s 1943 drama films 1940s Italian films Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner {{1940s-Italy-film-stub