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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Morreale p.197 The film's

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was by

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. It was shot in

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Cast

as Salvatore Gambardella *

as Carolina *

as Peppino *

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as Eugenia Fougère *

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as L'impresario milanese *

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as Gennarino *

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as Ferdinando Bideri *

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References

Bibliography

* Emiliano Morreale. ''Così piangevano: il cinema melò nell'Italia degli anni Cinquanta''. Donzelli Editore, 2011.

External links

* 1956 films 1950s musical drama films Italian musical drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone 1950s Italian films Melodrama films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub