The Barber of Seville (1947 film)

The Barber of Seville (Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia) is a 1947 Italian opera film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi and Nelly Corradi. It is an adaptation of Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville.^[1]

The Barber of Seville
Argentine poster for the film
Directed by	Mario Costa
Written by	Pierre Beaumarchais (play) Cesare Sterbini Deems Taylor
Produced by	Mario Trombetti Ugo Trombetti
Starring	Ferruccio Tagliavini Tito Gobbi Nelly Corradi Vito De Taranto
Cinematography	Massimo Terzano
Edited by	Renzo Lucidi
Music by	Gioachino Rossini (opera) Giuseppe Morelli
Production company	Tespi Film
Distributed by	Ates Film
Release date	5 May 1947 (1947-05-05)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

Cast

• Ferruccio Tagliavini as Count Almaviva
• Tito Gobbi as Figaro
• Nelly Corradi as Rosina
• Vito De Taranto as Don Bartolo
• Italo Tajo as Don Basilio
• Natalia Nicolini as Berta
• Nino Mazziotti as Fiorello

See also

• The Barber of Seville, 1775 play