''Tragic Serenade'' (Italian: ''Serenata tragica'') is a 1951 Italian

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directed by Giuseppe Guarino.Morreale p.196 The film's sets were designed by

Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lady ...

. It was made at the

Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios wer ...

in Rome.

Cast

Ignazio Balsamo Ignazio Balsamo (25 October 1912 – 7 August 1994) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Balsamo began his career on stage, being part of several Sicilian language theatrical companies. Discovered by Piet ...

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as don Peppino *

Laura Gore Laura Gore (30 September 1918 – 27 March 1957) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 39 films between 1945 and 1955. She was born in Bussoleno, Turin as Laura Emilia Regli. While studying accounting, in 1940 she won t ...

as Zia di Margherita *

Giovanni Grasso Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955. He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Born into a family of marionettists, he was ...

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as Don Vincenzo Matturini * Silvia Moguet * Giancarlo Nicotra * Giovanna Pala *

Luigi Pavese Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 19 ...

* Dori Romano * Renato Della Torre * Mirella Uberti as Margherita *

Mario Vitale Mario Vitale (1923–2003) was an Italian film actor.Bondanella p.158 Vitale was a fisherman chosen by Roberto Rossellini to star alongside Ingrid Bergman in the 1950 film ''Stromboli Stromboli ( , ; scn, Struògnuli ) is an island in the ...

References

Bibliography

* Emiliano Morreale. ''Così piangevano: il cinema melò nell'Italia degli anni Cinquanta''. Donzelli Editore, 2011.

External links

* 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films Italian drama films 1951 drama films Films directed by Giuseppe Guarino Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub