''Immortal Melodies'' ( it, Melodie immortali, also known as ''Mascagni'') is a 1952 Italian musical-

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directed by

Giacomo Gentilomo Giacomo Gentilomo (5 April 1909 – 16 April 2001) was an Italian film director and painter. Biography Born in Trieste, at very young age Gentilomo moved to Rome, where at 21 years old he entered the cinema industry, working as a script survivo ...

and starring

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Carla Del Poggio Carla Del Poggio (2 December 1925 – 14 October 2010) was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress. Biography Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 194 ...

. It is based on real life events of classical composer

Pietro Mascagni Pietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece '' Cavalleria rusticana'' caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the ...

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as Lina, Mascagni's wife * Vera Molnar as Wanda Pieri * Mario Del Monaco as Stagno *

Nerio Bernardi Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Nero'' (1922) * '' The Shep ...

as De Lellis *

Enzo Biliotti Enzo Biliotti (28 June 1887 – 19 November 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1916 and 1958. He was born in Livorno, Italy and died in Bologna, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Betrothed'' (1923) * '' Villafr ...

as Master Crepitone * Mimo Billi as Navarra * Giuseppe Chinnici as The Doctor * Maurizio Di Nardo as Rocco *

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 ...

as Domenico Mascagni *

Achille Millo Achille Scognamillo, stage name Achille Millo (Naples, 25 October 1922 – Rome, 18 October 2006), was an Italian actor and stage director.Il Teatro Stabile del Friuli-Venezia Giulia: quarant’anni Paolo Quazzolo - 1995 Page 237 "Achille Millo ...

as Giuseppe * Guido Riccioli as The Operetta Comic * Ciro Scafa as Major of

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* Roberto Bruni as

Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (17 March 186330 May 1934) was an Italian librettist. Biography He was best known for his friendship and collaboration with the composer Pietro Mascagni. Most of his libretti were written in collaboration with Guido ...

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as Fumia * Gian Paolo Rosmino as

Guido Menasci Guido Menasci (24 March 1867 – 27 December 1925) was an Italian opera librettist. His best-known work is ''Cavalleria rusticana'' written with Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti. He also provided the libretti for Mascagni's'' I Rantzau'', ''Zanetto' ...

* Nino Vingelli as Fiorello * Laura Carli as The Midwife * Giovanni Bonos as Fantasista * Nino Milano as Fantasista *

Giuseppe Addobbati Giuseppe Addobbati (31 December 1909 – 4 January 1986) was an Italian film actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western and action films in the 1960s and 1970s. He was often billed as John MacDouglas for films released to an American audien ...

as Gentleman at

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* Giuseppe Morelli as Master Leopoldo Mugnone * Franco Pesce

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* Italian musical drama films Films directed by Giacomo Gentilomo Films scored by Nino Rota Biographical films about musicians Films about composers Films about classical music and musicians 1950s biographical drama films 1950s musical drama films Lux Film films Cultural depictions of classical musicians 1950s Italian films {{bio-film-stub