Bellissima (1951)


Bellissima
Release Date27 December 1951
GenreDrama
CountryItaly
Filming LocationsCinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
LanguageItalian
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama, Showbiz Drama, Satire
ThemesMothers and Daughters
TonesPoignant, Downbeat, Atmospheric
TagsDaughter, Dreams Of Success, Family, Screen Test, Show Business, Stage Mother

Bellissima (1951) is an Italian neorealism film by Italian director Luchino Visconti. The film is about and was shot at Cinecittą. Alessandro Blasetti, the film director, appears as himself.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Maddalena Cecconi

Alberto Annovazzi

Tina Apicella
Maria Cecconi

Gastone Renzelli
Spartaco Cecconi

Tecla Scarano
Tilde Spernanzoni

Lola Braccini
Photographer's Wife

Arturo Bragaglia
Photographer

Laundry Worker

Linda Sini
Mimmetta

Teresa Battaggi
Snob Mother

Gisella Monaldi
Door-keeper

Liliana Mancini
Iris

Alessandro Blasetti
Himself

Vittorio Glori
Himself

Mario Chiari
Himself

Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Himself

George Tapparelli
Himself

Franco Ferrara
Il direttore d'orchestra della R.A.I.

Corrado Mantoni
Himself

Sonia Marinelli
Young Girl

Guido Martufi
Young Boy at Hair-Dresser's Shop

Vittorio Musy Glori
Himself

Director

Writer

Cesare Zavattini

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Francesco Rosi

Producer

Salvo D'Angelo
producer

Original Music

Franco Mannino
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Cinematographer

Piero Portalupi
-

Paul Ronald
-

Editor

Mario Serandrei
-

Production Designer

Gianni Polidori
-

Costume Designer

Piero Tosi
-

Makeup Department

Alberto De Rossi
makeup artist

Production Manager

Vittorio Glori
production manager

Paolo Moffa
production manager

Orlando Orsini
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Francesco Rosi
assistant director

assistant director

Art Department

Italo Tomassi
construction department head

Sound Department

Ovidio Del Grande
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Idelmo Simonelli
camera operator

Oberdan Troiani
camera operator

Paul Ronald
still photographer

Editorial Department

Rinaldo Ricci
editing secretary

Music Department

Franco Ferrara
conductor

Other Crew

Spartaco Conversi
production secretary

Production Company

Film Bellissima
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Distributor

CEI Incom

I.F.E. Releasing Corporation

Art Free

Homescreen

Versátil Home Vídeo

Miscellaneous

Coro dell'Orchestra della R.A.I
choir

Edizioni Musicali Ardea
music publisher

Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro dell'Opera
orchestra

Scuola di Ballo del Teatro dell'Opera
dance company






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