Mad About Opera (Italian: Follie per l'opera) is a 1948 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Costa and starring Gino Bechi, Gina Lollobrigida, and Carlo Campanini.[1][2]
Mad About Opera | |
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Directed by | Mario Costa |
Written by | Mario Costa Mario Monicelli Giovanna Soria Steno |
Produced by | Maleno Malenotti Cesare Zanetti |
Starring | Gino Bechi Gina Lollobrigida Carlo Campanini |
Cinematography | Mario Bava |
Edited by | Otello Colangeli |
Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production company | Scalera Film |
Distributed by | Scalera Film |
Release date | 10 August 1948 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Footage from the film was late re-incorporated in the 1950 British film Soho Conspiracy.
In order to raise funds to rebuild a Catholic church in Covent Garden which had been destroyed in The Blitz, a journalist organises a benefit performance with major opera stars appearing.
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