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House of Ricordi (Italian: Casa Ricordi) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastroianni and Micheline Presle. The Ricordi family's interactions with many of the great composers of the nineteenth century are portrayed.
The film's sets were designed by Mario Chiari. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios and on location in Milan, Paris and Rome.
Original Release
12/01/1954
US Release
03/12/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roland Alexandre | Gioacchino Rossini / Gioachino Rossini |
Myriam Bru | Luisa Lewis |
Elisa Cegani | Giuseppina Strepponi |
Andrea Checchi | Giulio Ricordi |
Danièle Delorme | Maria |
Gabriele Ferzetti | Giacomo Puccini |
Fosco Giachetti | Giuseppe Verdi |
Renzo Giovampietro | Tito Ricordi |
Nadia Gray | Giulia Grisi |
Roldano Lupi | Domenico Barbaja |
Directors
Writers
Carmine Gallone, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Vittorio Nino Novarese, Leonardo Benvenuti, Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roland Alexandre | Gioacchino Rossini / Gioachino Rossini |
Myriam Bru | Luisa Lewis |
Elisa Cegani | Giuseppina Strepponi |
Andrea Checchi | Giulio Ricordi |
Danièle Delorme | Maria |
Gabriele Ferzetti | Giacomo Puccini |
Fosco Giachetti | Giuseppe Verdi |
Renzo Giovampietro | Tito Ricordi |
Nadia Gray | Giulia Grisi |
Roldano Lupi | Domenico Barbaja |
Marcello Mastroianni | Gaetano Donizetti |
Micheline Presle | Virginia Marchi |
Maurice Ronet | Vincenzo Bellini |
Paolo Stoppa | Giovanni Ricordi |
Märta Torén | Isabella Colbran (as Marta Toren) / Isabella Colbran |
Fausto Tozzi | Arrigo Boito |
Georges Brehat | Il brigadiere |
Manlio Busoni | Il sovrintendente |
Julien Carette | Felix - l'oste |
Memmo Carotenuto | Stuccatore |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jacques Bar | Producer |
Raymond Froment | Producer |
Gianni Hecht Lucari | Producer |
Franco Riganti | Producer |