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La voce senza volto
1939 Italian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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La voce senza volto (transl. The Faceless Voice) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli.[1][2] It is part of the tradition of telefoni bianchi (transl. white telephone) comedies, popular in Italy at the time.[2]
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Cast
- Cast adapted from Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker.[1]
- Giovanni Manurita as Gino Malversi
- Vanna Vanni as Mirella Bonardi
- Elsa De Giorgi as an actress
- Carlo Romano as Maurizio Sala, the tenore
- Romolo Costa as Riva, the film director
- Claudio Ermelli as Tabarrini
- Adele Garavaglia as Gino's mother
- Anita Farra as the Hostel owner
- Nietta Zocchi as the actress' maid
Production
La voce senza volto was shot at the Cinecittà Studios.[2] The film features Giovanni Manurita, a popular tenor who had a brief film career.[2] La voce senza volto would be his third last film.[2]
Release
La voce senza volto was distributed theatrically in Italy by Juventus Film on January 5, 1939.[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti noted that the current prints of the film in Italy suffer from soundtrack damage, and feature voice work that was re-dubbed onto the film with contemporary dialogue.[2]
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