''Sad Loves'' (Italian: ''Tristi amori'') is a 1943 Italian historical

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was based on the play of the same title by

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. It was made at

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. It is set in the 1880s.

Cast

as Il conte Ettore Arcieri *

as Giulio Scarli *

as Fabrizio Arcieri *

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as Emma Scarli *

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as Il cavaliere Rublo *

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as Adriano Rainetti * Luigi Allodoli as Giustino, il commesso dello studio Scarli * Antonio Anselmo as Il tenente Rovi * Amelia Bissi as Marta *

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as La cassiera del Caffè 'Doria' *

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as La signora Rublo * Ruggero Capodaglio as Il dottore Brusio * Ernesto Collo as Il socio palermitano * Enzo Gainotti as Un socio del Circolo *

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as Un' ufficiale *

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as Un' ufficiale di Stato Maggiore *

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as Il sarto *

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as La signorina Rublo *

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as Il ragionere del Circolo * Giorgio Fini as Un' ufficiale * Andrea Volo as Un' ufficiale

References

Bibliography

* Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey & Hay, James & Volpi, Gianni. ''The Companion to Italian Cinema''. Cassell, 1996.

External links

* 1943 films Italian historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Italian films based on plays Films based on works by Giuseppe Giacosa Films set in the 1880s Films set in Italy Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub