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The Life of Verdi

starring: Ronald Pickup, Carla Fracci, Giampiero Albertini, Omero Antonutti, Lino Capolicchio
directed by: Renato Castellani

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769712468
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769712460
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Running Time: 630 minutes
Sales Rank: 34671
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1984



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'Sumptuously costumed and splendidly staged, this elaborate cinematic biography blends documentary with drama to tell the story of a great artistic genius who became the musical voice of a nation.'* Booklist. Filmed on location in Italy, Leningrad, London, and Paris, this epic mini-series took several years to create, requiring more than 100 actors, 1800 extras, and 4000 costumes. This uncut version dubbed in English is 4 hours longer than the edited version that originally aired on Public Television to great acclaim. This spectacular film is filled with Verdi’s glorious music, sung in the original Italian and taken from past recordings featuring such operatic legends as Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Birgit Nilsson. Stars Ronald Pickup, who plays Verdi with a 'subdued, dignified passion' and Carla Fracci, the famed Italian ballerina, who is 'absolutely superb' as Giuseppina Strepponi, Verdi’s second wife (Clive Barnes).



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Verdi's Biography
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