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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
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| Based on | Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini |
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| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
| Music by | Giacomo Puccini |
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| Running time | 81 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
Madame Butterfly (Italian: Madama Butterfly) is a 1954 musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi and Michiko Tanaka. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly which is based on David Belasco's short story of the same name.
Cast
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Madame Butterfly, sung by Orietta Moscucci
- Nicola Filacuridi as Pinkerton, sung by Giuseppe Campora
- Michiko Tanaka as Suzuki, sung by Gianna Maria Canale
- Ferdinando Lidonni as Sharpless, the Consul
- Kiyoshi Takagi as Goro, sung by Paolo Carloni
- Yoshio Kosugi as Bonze, sung by Plinio Clabassi
- Tetsu Nakamura as Yamadori, sung by Adelio Zagonara
- Josephine Corry as Kate Pinkerton
Production
Madame Butterfly was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome between October and December 1954.
Release
Madame Butterfly was distributed theatrically in Japan on 3 June 1955. It was released in the United States by I.F.E. in Italian with English subtitles on 23 April 1956. It was reissued in 1970 by Cinemation Industries.
References
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 111.
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 108.
- Goble 1999, p. 291.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese. p. 213.
Bibliography
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
- Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter.
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