Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini (original title: Il giovane Toscanini) is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring C. Thomas Howell and Elizabeth Taylor. It was screened out of competition at the 45th edition of the Venice Film Festival.^[1][2]

Young Toscanini
Directed by	Franco Zeffirelli
Written by	William Stadiem
Produced by	Tarak Ben Ammar Fulvio Lucisano
Starring	C. Thomas Howell Elizabeth Taylor
Cinematography	Daniele Nannuzzi
Edited by	Jim Clark Amedeo Giomini Bryan Oates
Music by	Roman Vlad
Distributed by	UGC (France) DLF (Italy)
Release date	7 October 1988 (1988-10-07)
Running time	109 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Languages	Italian English

Premise

The film, combining fact and fiction, charts the early career and romances of the conductor Arturo Toscanini in Rio de Janeiro in 1886.

Cast

• C. Thomas Howell as Arturo Toscanini
• Elizabeth Taylor as Nadina Bulichoff (singing voice was dubbed by Aprile Millo)
• Sophie Ward as Sorella Margherita
• Philippe Noiret as Dom Pedro II
• Franco Nero as Claudio Toscanini
• Pat Heywood as Mother Allegri
• Jean-Pierre Cassel as Maestro Miguez
• John Rhys-Davies as Claudio Rossi
• Valentina Cortese (cameo)