Yvonne of the Night (Italian: Yvonne la Nuit) is a 1949 Italian melodrama film directed by Giuseppe Amato and starring Totò, Olga Villi, and Frank Latimore.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
| Yvonne of the Night | |
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| Directed by | Giuseppe Amato |
| Written by | Fabrizio Sarazani Oreste Biancoli Giuseppe Amato |
| Produced by | Giuseppe Amato Angelo Rizzoli |
| Starring | Totò Olga Villi Gino Cervi |
| Cinematography | Mario Craveri |
| Edited by | Maria Rosada |
| Music by | Pasquale Frustaci |
Production companies | Amato Film Rizzoli Film |
| Distributed by | ENIC |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Synopsis
editThe son of a count engages in a romantic relationship with a popular entertainer much to the disgust of his father. While the son is apparently killed fighting for Italy during the First World War, his pregnant lover gives birth to a child.
Cast
edit- Totò as Nino, il fantasista
- Olga Villi as Nerina Comi
- Frank Latimore as Lt. Carlo Rutelli
- Giulio Stival as Count Rutelli
- Eduardo De Filippo as Lawyer Rubini
- Gino Cervi as Colonel Baretti
- Arnoldo Foà as Senator
- John Strange as Major Tremiti
- Ave Ninchi as Sora Rudegarda
- Paola Veneroni as Rosetta
- Mario Riva as Ragazzo delle sigarette
- Arturo Dominici as Official
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998. ISBN 8880120808.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
External links
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