1936 British film
| Pagliacci | |
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| Directed by | Karl Grune |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Max Schach |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
| Music by | |
| Production company | Trafalgar Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Pagliacci is a 1936 British musical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna and Diana Napier. It is an adaptation in English of the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo.
Production
The film is shot partially in colour (using the UFAcolor process) and partially in black-and-white. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. The film was made by the independent Trafalgar Films at Elstree Studios. The film was a very expensive production, with Tauber himself receiving £60,000 for appearing, which turned into a costly flop on its release.
Caught up in the technical procedures of the colour sequences, Grune asked Wendy Toye to direct the actors for him.
Cast
- Richard Tauber as Canio Salvatini
- Steffi Duna as Nedda Salvatini
- Diana Napier as Trina
- Arthur Margetson as Tonio
- Esmond Knight as Cadet Silvio
- Jerry Verno as Beppe, comic trouper
- Gordon James as Leone
- Harry Milton as Cadet
- Ivan Wilmot as Silvio's Coach Driver
- John Traynor as Coach-Home Builder
See also
References
- BFI.org
- Low p.203-4
- 'Backed by the Butter Board – then a Cannes premiere: rediscovering the films of Wendy Toye', in The Guardian, 18 November 2022
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
| Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci | |
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| The films of Karl Grune | |
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