The Lady of the Camellias (1947 film)

The Lady of the Camellias (Italian: La signora dalle camelie) is a 1947 Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Nelly Corradi, Gino Mattera and Manfredi Polverosi.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1853 opera La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. In 1948 it was released in America by Columbia Pictures under the title The Lost One.

The Lady of the Camellias
Promotional film poster
ItalianLa signora dalle camelie
Directed byCarmine Gallone
Written byHamilton Benz
Francesco Maria Piave (libretto)
Produced byGregor Rabinovitch
William A. Szekeley
Starring
CinematographyArturo Gallea
Edited byNiccolò Lazzari
Music byLuigi Ricci
Giuseppe Verdi
Production
company
Grandi Film Storici Cinopera
Distributed byColumbia Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 22 December 1947 (1947-12-22)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Costume design was by Georges Annenkov.

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References

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  1. ^ Dyer, Richard (2012) [2011]. In The Space Of A Song: The Uses of Song in Film. London: Routledge. p. 34. doi:10.1017/S0261143013000731. ISBN 978-0415223744.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3598114923.
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