The Doctor in Spite of Himself (1931 film)
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| The Doctor in Spite of Himself | |
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| Directed by | Carlo Campogalliani |
| Written by | Carlo Campogalliani Molière (play) Ettore Petrolini |
| Starring | Ettore Petrolini Letizia Quaranta |
| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata |
| Edited by | Carlo Campogalliani |
| Music by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga |
Release date | February 1931 |
Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Italian: Medico per forza) is a 1931 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani.[1] It is a free adaptation of Molière's play Le Médecin malgré lui. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome.
After starring the comedy, for many times in the theaters, Ettore Petrolini[2] reinvents Sganarelle, in a way close to the character of Giulio Cesare Croce. Referring to Petrolini, the film critic had written "You have to accept it as it is, with his temperament and his admirable qualities ... with the grotesque and the joke that elude even without logic in the comic genre"[3]
Cast[]
- Ettore Petrolini as Sganarello
- as Lucinda
- Letizia Quaranta as Martina
- as Geronte
- as Leandro
- as the nurse
- Dria Paola
- Checco Durante
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links[]
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- Italian-language films
- 1931 films
- 1931 comedy films
- Italian comedy films
- Italian films
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1930s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani
- Films based on works by Molière
- Cines Studios films
- Italian films based on plays
- 1930s Italian comedy film stubs