''Martin Eden'' is a 1979 5-episode Italian

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directed by

Giacomo Battiato Giacomo Battiato is an Italian film director and writer. One guide to Italian cinema says he:''The History of the Italian Cinema'' (Princeton University Press, 2009), p. ?? Born in Verona and married to Anna Zaneva since 1999, he began his car ...

, based on the 1909 novel of the same name by

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. It broadcast from November 25, 1979 to December 23, 1979. In Germany, it was first broadcast on Sunday, October 12, 1980 and the three following Sundays.

Cast

Production

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for the TV series took place in Italy. Christopher Connelly sailed in his schooner over the waves on

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, not

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. He went looking for gold in

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. The interior shots were taken in

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Martin Eden soundtrack

The Martin Eden theme song is performed by

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. It is the vocal version of the composers’ theme, with music written by Italian composers

Ruggero Cini Ruggero Cini (30 November 1933 – 8 April 1981) was an Italian composer, producer, arranger and conductor. Life and career Born in Scandicci, Cini started his career in the second half of the 1960s, collaborating as arranger with several artis ...

and Dario Farina and lyrics by Bill Hughes. Martin Eden was released as a single in Europe by CBS. The song charted in several territories.

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