''Nel blu, dipinto di blu'' (), also known as ''Nel blu, dipinto di blu – Volare'', is a 1959 Italian comedy film written and directed by
Piero Tellini and starring
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song " Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the fir ...
,
Giovanna Ralli and
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...
.
Cast
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Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song " Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the fir ...
as Turi La Rosa
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Giovanna Ralli as Assuntina
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Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...
as Spartaco
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Ida Galli
Ida Galli (born 8 October 1939) is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in spaghetti Western and ''giallo'' films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon. ...
as Donata
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Franco Migliacci
Francesco "Franco" Migliacci (; 28 October 1930 – 15 September 2023) was an Italian lyricist, producer, and actor.
Biography
Migliacci studied in Florence where his family had settled, here he entered in a competition for young players, in ...
as Peppe
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Carlo Taranto
Carlo Taranto (18 October 1921 – 4 April 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1949 and 1984.
Partial filmography
* '' The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949)
* ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954)
* '' Wives and Obscurities'' ...
as Remo
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Riccardo Garrone as "Tre Stecche"
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Gino Buzzanca
Gino Buzzanca (8 March 1912 – 5 May 1985) was an Italian film actor.
Life and career
Born in Messina, Buzzanca began his career on stage, specializing as an actor of the Sicilian language theater, and starring in works by Luigi Pirande ...
as the Sicilian industrialist
* Elisabetta Velinska as the daughter of the industrialist
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José Jaspe
José Jaspe () (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor.
He played Konev the conductor in '' Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in '' House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in '' The Man Called Noon'' (1973), the traitor in '' The C ...
as
Maresciallo
* Juan Calvo as Sor Ettore
* Loris Bazzocchi as Carlino (credited as Antonio Bazzocchi)
*
Gianni Meccia as
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign poli ...
Brigadier
* Elvira Tonelli as Sora Teresa
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Anna Campori
Anna Campori (22 September 1917 – 19 January 2018) was an Italian actress. From 1951 onwards, she appeared in 70 films.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Italy, after the debut on stage in a small company of prose Campori moved shortly after in ...
as Donata's mistress
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Ada Colangeli as the owner of the shop
See also
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List of Italian films of 1959
References
External links
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Italian comedy films
1959 comedy films
1959 films
Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
Films scored by Mario Nascimbene
Italian black-and-white films
1950s Italian films
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