Dora Nelson (1939 film)
Dora Nelson | |
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Directed by | Mario Soldati |
Written by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
Edited by | |
Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane |
Release date | December 1939 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Dora Nelson is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Assia Noris, Carlo Ninchi and Luigi Cimara. It is a remake of the 1935 French film of the same title, which was based on a play by Louis Verneuil. The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome, with several real employees of the studio appearing as themselves.[1]
Synopsis[]
A headstrong diva abandons the set of her latest film, and heads of to Cannes. A working class girl who strongly resembles the star takes her place so that the film can be finished.
Partial cast[]
- Assia Noris as Dora Nelson / Pierina Costa
- Carlo Ninchi as Giovanni Ferrari
- Luigi Cimara as Alberto, il primo marito
- Nino Crisman as Il falso principe
- Carlo Campanini as Emilio, l'ottico
- as Renata
- as Blasco, il segretario
- Olinto Cristina as Il signor Gabardo
- Evelina Paoli as La signora Gabardo
- as La zia anziana di Gabardo
- Massimo Girotti as Enrico
References[]
- ^ Gundle p.63
Bibliography[]
- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links[]
- Dora Nelson at IMDb
Categories:
- Italian-language films
- 1939 films
- Italian films
- Italian comedy films
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1939 comedy films
- Films directed by Mario Soldati
- Films set in Rome
- Films set in France
- Italian films based on plays
- Films based on works by Louis Verneuil
- French film remakes
- Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
- 1930s Italian comedy film stubs