The Widow (1939 film)
The Widow | |
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Directed by | Goffredo Alessandrini |
Written by |
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Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata |
Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Music by | Giorgio Federico Ghedini |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Scalera Film |
Release date | 9 February 1939 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Widow (Italian:La vedova) is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Pola, Leonardo Cortese and Osvaldo Valenti. A mother's possessive love for her dead son leads to a hostile attitude towards his widow.[1]
Main cast[]
- Isa Pola as Maddalena
- Leonardo Cortese as Carlo
- Osvaldo Valenti as Padova, il pittore
- Ruggero Ruggeri as Alessandro
- Emma Gramatica as Adelaide, moglie di Alessandro
- Cesco Baseggio as Anselmo
- Nicola Maldacea as Gennarino
- Cesare Zoppetti as Ogniben
- as Donna Clementina
- as Gemma
- Anna Capodaglio as Rosa
- Vasco Creti as Il medico
- as Mario
References[]
- ^ Reich & Garofalo p.18
Bibliography[]
- Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links[]
Categories:
- Italian-language films
- 1939 films
- Italian films
- Italian drama films
- 1939 drama films
- 1930s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
- Italian films based on plays
- 1930s Italian film stubs
- Italian black-and-white films