Pagliacci is a 1936 British musical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna and Diana Napier.[1] It is an adaptation in English of the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo.
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| Directed by | Karl Grune |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Max Schach |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
| Music by | |
Production company | Trafalgar Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Production
editThe film is shot partially in colour (using the UFAcolor process) and partially in black-and-white. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. The film was made by the independent Trafalgar Films at Elstree Studios. The film was a very expensive production, with Tauber himself receiving £60,000 for appearing, which turned into a costly flop on its release.[2]
Caught up in the technical procedures of the colour sequences, Grune asked Wendy Toye to direct the actors for him.[3]
Cast
edit- Richard Tauber as Canio Salvatini
- Steffi Duna as Nedda Salvatini
- Diana Napier as Trina
- Arthur Margetson as Tonio
- Esmond Knight as Cadet Silvio
- Jerry Verno as Beppe, comic trouper
- Gordon James as Leone
- Harry Milton as Cadet
- Ivan Wilmot as Silvio's Coach Driver
- John Traynor as Coach-Home Builder
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Low p.203-4
- ^ 'Backed by the Butter Board – then a Cannes premiere: rediscovering the films of Wendy Toye', in The Guardian, 18 November 2022
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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