Eleonora Duse (film)

Eleonora Duse
Directed by	Filippo Walter Ratti
Written by	Nino Bolla (novel) Giuseppe Berto Adolfo Franci Mario Serandrei Filippo Walter Ratti
Starring	Elisa Cegani Rossano Brazzi Andrea Checchi Giovanni Grasso
Cinematography	Rodolfo Lombardi
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Production company	San Giorgio Film
Distributed by	Artisti Associati
Release date	1947 (1947)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Eleonora Duse is a 1947 Italian biographical film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Elisa Cegani, Rossano Brazzi and Andrea Checchi. It portrays the life of the celebrated Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858–1924).^[1] The film was based on the novel La grande tragica by Nino Bolla.

Cast

• Elisa Cegani as Eleonora Duse
• Rossano Brazzi as Arrigo Boito
• Andrea Checchi as Tebaldo Checchi
• Giovanni Grasso as impresario Schurman
• Manoel Roero as Martin Cafiero
• Fosca Freda as Nina
• Fedele Gentile as Rosaspina
• Alfredo Salvatori as Gabriele D'Annunzio
• Bruno Corelli
• Attilio Torelli
• Ingrid Hanussen

References

1. Parill p.80

Bibliography

• Parrill, William. European Silent Films on Video: a Critical Guide. McFarland & Co., 2007.

External links

• Eleonora Duse at IMDb