Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian

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. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, '' The Song of Love''. He was married to the film star Maria Jacobini, whom he frequently cast in his films.

Selected filmography

*'' Red Love'' (1921) * '' The Voyage'' (1921) * ''

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The Doll Queen ''The Doll Queen'' (German: ''Die Puppenkönigin'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Maria Jacobini, Harry Liedtke, Viggo Larsen.Bock & Bergfelder p.285 It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. ...

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'' (1927) * '' Homesick'' (1927) * '' The Prisoners of Shanghai'' (1927, writer) * '' The Champion of the World'' (1927) * ''

Five Anxious Days ''Five Anxious Days'' (German: ''Fünf bange Tage'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Maria Jacobini, Anton Pointner and Nathalie Lissenko.Parish p.287 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ott ...

'' (1928) * '' The President'' (1928) * ''

The Secret Courier ''The Secret Courier'' (German: ''Der geheime Kurier'') is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Lil Dagover, Ivan Mozzhukhin and Agnes Petersen.Bock & Bergfelder p.77 It is based on the classic novel ''T ...

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Their Son ''Their Son'' (also known as ''Sensation im Wintergarten'') is a 1929 silent film directed by Gennaro Righelli. Synopsis The son of the Countess Mensdorf runs away when he can no longer stand her relationship with the Baron Von Mallock. The s ...

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The Night of Terror ''The Night of Terror'' (German: ''Die Nacht des Schreckens'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Fritz Kortner, Renée Héribel and Alma Taylor.Volker p.117 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The fi ...

'' (1929) * '' The Song of Love'' (1930) * '' The Blue Fleet'' (1932) * '' Together in the Dark'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * '' Mr. Desire'' (1934) * '' Those Two'' (1935) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) * '' White Amazons'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) * ''

La voce senza volto ''La voce senza volto'' () is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli. It is part of the tradition of ''telefoni bianchi'' () comedies, popular in Italy at the time. Cast :Cast adapted from ''Riccardo Freda: The ...

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The Knight of San Marco ''The Knight of San Marco'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere di San Marco'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Mario Ferrari, Dria Paola and Laura Nucci.Zanotto p.73 It is set during the Risorgimento. It ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Courier of the King ''The Courier of the King'' (Italian: ''Il corriere del re'') is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese.Moliterno p.208 It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel '' ...

'' (1947)

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* 1886 births 1949 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors German-language film directors 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male writers People of Emilian descent {{Italy-film-director-stub