Antonio Meucci (film)

Antonio Meucci is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Luigi Pavese, Leda Gloria, and Nerio Bernardi.^{[1] [2]} It portrays the life of Antonio Meucci, the nineteenth century inventor and supporter of Giuseppe Garibaldi. The film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pietro Monastero.

Antonio Meucci
Directed by	Enrico Guazzoni
Written by	Guido Cantini Lucio D'Ambra Alberto Spaini Nando Vitali
Produced by	Angelo Tarchi
Starring	Luigi Pavese Leda Gloria Nerio Bernardi Greta Gonda
Cinematography	Fernando Risi
Edited by	Pietro Benedetti
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Sabaudia Film
Distributed by	ENIC
Release date	30 June 1940 (1940-06-30)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Cast

• Luigi Pavese as Antonio Meucci
• Leda Gloria as Ester Meucci, sua moglie
• Nerio Bernardi as Alexander Graham Bell
• Greta Gonda as Consuelo Ispahan
• Osvaldo Valenti as Giuseppe Garibaldi giovane
• Armando Migliari as Elisha Gray
• Rubi D'Alma as Liliana Montes
• Anna Valpreda as Mary
• Rudi Dal Pra as Ramiro Gomez
• Olinto Cristina as Wilson
• Emilio Petacci as Sam Cloton
• Nino Pavese as L'onorevole Closter
• Gino Bianchi [it] as Parodi
• Aristide Garbini as Fleming
• Oreste Fares as Il medico
• Nino Marchesini as Il presidente del tribunale
• Eugenio Duse as Il giornalista
• Cesare Fantoni as L'avvocato difensore
• Clara Andri
• Franco Barci
• Ernesto Bianchi
• Gildo Bocci
• Vasco Cataldo
• Tullio Galvani
• Bebi Nucci
• Luciano Seno
• Gina Spicchiesi
• Franca Volpini
• Olga von Kollar