LUCI DEL VARIETÀ
Year:
1950
Production Country:
Italy
Directed by Alberto Lattuada / Federico Fellini
Featuring Peppino De Filippo / Carla Del Poggio / Giulietta Masina
Featuring Peppino De Filippo / Carla Del Poggio / Giulietta Masina
Cecco Dalmonte, the head of a variety troupe, falls in love with Liliana, a soubrette who accepts his advances in order to further her career, while ignoring Melina, another member of the troupe who secretly loves him. Eventually Liliana abandons the troupe to pursue her career and their life returns to normal.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Checco Dalmonte Peppino De Filippo
- Liliana 'Lilly' Antonelli Carla Del Poggio
- Melina Amour Giulietta Masina
- Johnny, the trumpet player John Kitzmiller
- Remo Dante Maggio
- Palmisano, the impresario Checco Durante
- Valeria Del Sole Gina Mascetti
- Edison Will, the fakir Giulio Calì
- Bruno Antonini, the journalist Silvio Bagolini
- Duke, the journalist Giacomo Furia
- the orchestra pianist Mario De Angelis
- the guitarist Vanja Orico
- Melina's father Enrico Piergentili
- the hotelier Renato Malavasi
- Bill, the gunslinger Joe Falletta
- Adelmo Conti Folco Lulli
- Enzo La Rosa, the lawyer Carlo Romano
- the soubrette Fanny Marchiò
- the Hungarian choreographer Franca Valeri
- nightclub comic Alberto Bonucci
- nightclub comic Vittorio Caprioli
- [a spectator] Marco Tulli
- [Russian pianist] Carlo Bianco
- [the nightwatchman] Italo Dragosei
- [the bouncer] Alberto Lattuada
- ['golden man'] Amerigo Anton
- [soubrette] Giovanna Ralli
- [soubrette] Rina Dei
- [soubrette] Barbara Leite
- [dancer descending stairs] Sophia Loren
- [.] Carlo Mazzarella
- [.] Guglielmo Leoncini
- [.] Luca Cortese
- [.] Patrizia Caronti
- [.] Alfredo Ragusa
Credits
Direction
- Director Alberto Lattuada
- Director Federico Fellini
- 1st Assistant Director Massimo Mida
- 1st Assistant Director Augusto Carloni
- 2nd Assistant Director Angelo D'alessandro
Production
- Production Company Capitolium
- Associate Producer Alberto Lattuada
- Associate Producer Federico Fellini
- Unit Manager Gastone Rotellini
- Production Manager Bianca Lattuada
- Production Supervisor Mario Ingrami
- Made at the studios of Scalera
Writing
- Screenplay Federico Fellini
- Screenplay Alberto Lattuada
- Screenplay Tullio Pinelli
- [Screenplay] Ennio Flaiano
- Story Federico Fellini
Photography
- Director of Photography Otello Martelli
- Camera Operator Luciano Trasatti
- Camera Operator Roberto Gerardi
Stills
- Stills Photography Osvaldo Civirani
Editing
- Editor Mario Bonotti
Design
- Set Designer Aldo Buzzi
- Set Dresser Luigi Gervasi
Costumes
- Costumes Aldo Buzzi
- Costumes made by Casa Lemi
Make-up
- Make-up Eligio Trani
- Hair Argentina Ferri
Film processing
- Positives/Negatives Tecnostampa (Rome)
Music
- Music Felice Lattuada
- Songs/Rhythms Roman Vatro
- Songs/Rhythms Mario De Angelis
- Orchestra Directed by Franco Ferrara
Sound
- Dubbing Scalera