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1946 film

Biraghin

Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Ugo Betti Mario Brancacci Arnaldo Fraccaroli Anton Giulio Majano Cesare Zavattini
Based on	Biraghin by Arnaldo Fraccaroli
Produced by	Livio Pavanelli
Starring	Lilia Silvi Andrea Checchi Lauro Gazzolo
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Eldo Di Lazzaro
Production company	Excelsa Film
Distributed by	Minerva Film
Release date	1946 (1946)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Biraghin is a 1946 Italian comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Lilia Silvi, Andrea Checchi and Lauro Gazzolo. It was based on a play of the same title by Arnaldo Fraccaroli. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.

Synopsis

Biraghin an aspiring dancer is a student at the La Scala Theatre School. When a prominent performer falls ill Biraghin takes her place and becomes a huge success. Her newfound fame goes to her head as she is courted by three suitors. However she realises she truly loves a journalist who showed genuine interest in her when she was still an unknown.

Cast

Lilia Silvi as Biraghin
Andrea Checchi as Il Giornalista
Paolo Stoppa as Osvaldo Lanza di Robbio
Lauro Gazzolo as Padre di Biraghin
Mario Pisu as Moreno
Edda Albertini as Besana
Maurizio D'Ancora as Paolo
Aristide Baghetti as Maestro Grassi
Guglielmo Barnabò as Commendator Viganò
Tino Scotti as Amico di Biraghin
Olinto Cristina as Direttore
Ermanno Roveri
Carla Rovere
Elodia Maresca
Giuseppe Varni
Franca Tamantini
Ria Teresa Legnani
Mimi Dugini

References

D'Amico p.62
Goble p.165

Bibliography

D'Amico, Masolino . La commedia all'italiana. Il cinema comico in Italia dal 1945 al 1975. Il Saggiatore, 2008.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

Biraghin at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Carmine Gallone
Il bacio di Cirano (1913) The Naked Truth (1914) Senza colpa! (1915) Flower of Evil (1915) The Wedding March (1915) Sotto le tombe (1915) Avatar (1916) La falena (1916) Malombra (1917) The Thirteenth Man (1917) La storia di un peccato (1918) Redemption (1919) A Doll Wife (1919) The Sea of Naples (1919) On with the Motley (1920) The Faces of Love (1924) The Fiery Cavalcade (1925) The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) The City of a Thousand Delights (1927) Pawns of Passion (1928) Land Without Women (1929) Ship in Distress (1929) The Singing City (1930) City of Song (1931) My Cousin from Warsaw (1931) A Son from America (1932) Sailor's Song (1932) Going Gay (1933) My Heart Calls You (1934) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934) My Heart Is Calling You (1934) My Heart is Calling (1935) Casta Diva (1935) If It Were Not for Music (1935) The Divine Spark (1935) Thank You, Madame (1936) Mother Song (1937) Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937) Giuseppe Verdi (1938) Marionette (1939) The Dream of Butterfly (1939) Eternal Melodies (1940) Love Me, Alfredo! (1940) Manon Lescaut (1940) Beyond Love (1940) The Secret Lover (1941) First Love (1941) The Two Orphans (1942) The Queen of Navarre (1942) Odessa in Flames (1942) Harlem (1943) Sad Loves (1943) The Song of Life (1945) Biraghin (1946) Before Him All Rome Trembled (1946) The Lady of the Camellias (1947) The Legend of Faust (1949) The Force of Destiny (1950) Night Taxi (1950) Messalina (1951) We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952) Fatal Desire (1953) Puccini (1953) Madame Butterfly (1954) House of Ricordi (1954) Casta Diva (1954) Mata Hari's Daughter (1954) Don Camillo's Last Round (1955) Michel Strogoff (1956) Tosca (1956) Carthage in Flames (1960) Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) Carmen di Trastevere (1962) La monaca di Monza (1962)

Films directed by Carmine Gallone

Il bacio di Cirano (1913)
The Naked Truth (1914)
Senza colpa! (1915)
Flower of Evil (1915)
The Wedding March (1915)
Sotto le tombe (1915)
Avatar (1916)
La falena (1916)
Malombra (1917)
The Thirteenth Man (1917)
La storia di un peccato (1918)
Redemption (1919)
A Doll Wife (1919)
The Sea of Naples (1919)
On with the Motley (1920)
The Faces of Love (1924)
The Fiery Cavalcade (1925)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1926)
The City of a Thousand Delights (1927)
Pawns of Passion (1928)
Land Without Women (1929)
Ship in Distress (1929)
The Singing City (1930)
City of Song (1931)
My Cousin from Warsaw (1931)
A Son from America (1932)
Sailor's Song (1932)
Going Gay (1933)
My Heart Calls You (1934)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934)
My Heart Is Calling You (1934)
My Heart is Calling (1935)
Casta Diva (1935)
If It Were Not for Music (1935)
The Divine Spark (1935)
Thank You, Madame (1936)
Mother Song (1937)
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937)
Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
Marionette (1939)
The Dream of Butterfly (1939)
Eternal Melodies (1940)
Love Me, Alfredo! (1940)
Manon Lescaut (1940)
Beyond Love (1940)
The Secret Lover (1941)
First Love (1941)
The Two Orphans (1942)
The Queen of Navarre (1942)
Odessa in Flames (1942)
Harlem (1943)
Sad Loves (1943)
The Song of Life (1945)
Biraghin (1946)
Before Him All Rome Trembled (1946)
The Lady of the Camellias (1947)
The Legend of Faust (1949)
The Force of Destiny (1950)
Night Taxi (1950)
Messalina (1951)
We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952)
Fatal Desire (1953)
Puccini (1953)
Madame Butterfly (1954)
House of Ricordi (1954)
Casta Diva (1954)
Mata Hari's Daughter (1954)
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
Michel Strogoff (1956)
Tosca (1956)
Carthage in Flames (1960)
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
Carmen di Trastevere (1962)
La monaca di Monza (1962)

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