''Stadium'' (Italian: ''Stadio'') is a 1934 Italian

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directed by

Carlo Campogalliani Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film '' Stadio''.R ...

and starring Emma Guerra,

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, and Giorgio Censi.Mancini p.229 It was shot at the

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. 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 ...

Cast

* Emma Guerra as Renata *

as Phily * Giorgio Censi as Gianni *

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as Ugo * Enzo Rampelli as Fulvio * Giancarlo Del Vecchio as Gino *

Luigi Beccali Luigi Beccali (19 November 1907 – 29 August 1990) was the first Italian to win an Olympic gold medal in running, in the 1500 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the first Italian to win a European Championship title in athletics. Biograph ...

as Se stesso *

Gianfranco Bondi Gianfranco is a compound Italian given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. ''Gian-'' comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free man" or "Frenchman ...

Andrea Checchi Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor. Biography Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, ...

* Enzo Pietropaoli *

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References

Bibliography

* Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985.

External links

* 1934 films 1930s sports films Italian sports films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani Italian black-and-white films Cines Studios films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub