Madame Butterfly (1954 film)
Madame Butterfly (Italian: Madama Butterfly) is a 1954 musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi and Michiko Tanaka.[3] It is based on David Belasco's stage adaptation of Giacomo Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly.
Madame Butterfly | |
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Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
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Based on | Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini |
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Music by | Giacomo Puccini[1] |
Cinematography | Claude Renoir [1] |
Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari[1] |
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Distributed by | Toho (Japan) |
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Running time | 81 minutes[2] |
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Language | Italian |
Partial cast
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Madame Butterfly
- Nicola Filacuridi as Pinkerton
- Michiko Tanaka as Suzuki
- Ferdinando Lidonni as Sharpless, the Consul
- Kiyoshi Takagi as Goro
- Yoshio Kosugi as Bonze
- Tetsu Nakamura as Yamadori
- Orietta Moscucci as Singer: Cio-Cio San
- Giuseppe Campora as Singer: Lt. Pinkerton
- Gianna Maria Canale as Singer: Suzuki
- Adelio Zagonaraas Singer: Yamadori
- Plinio Clabassi as Singer: Priest
- Paolo Carloni as Singer: Goro
- Maria Marcangeli as Singer
- Josephine Corry as Kate Pinkerton
Production
Madame Butterfly was shot at Cinecitta Studios in Rome between October and December of 1954.[1]
Release
Madame Butterfly was distributed theatrically in Japan on 3 June 1955.[1] Tit was released in the United States as Madame Butterfly by I.F.E. in Italian with English subtitles on 23 April 1956.[1] It was reissued in 1970 by Cinemation Industries.[1]
References
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 111.
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 108.
- Goble p. 291
Bibliography
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography . Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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