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Pagliacci (Original title)A Clown Must Laugh (Alternative title)
Date: 1936 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Karl Grune

Synopsis: One act opera. Nedda, the unfaithful wife of Canio, is pursued by Tonio but falls for Silvio. Canio discovers her deceit and stabs her during a performance by their company of strolling players.

Genre:
Musical

Subject:
Opera
Releases
Date: 1936Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour and Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8337 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (22)
Production Company: Trafalgar Film Productions, A Max Schach Production: Max Schach, Production Manager: F. Brunn, Story Adaptation & Dialogue: Monckton Hoffe, Roger Burford, From the Opera of: Leoncavallo, Photography: Otto Kanturek, Camera [Assistant]: Alfred Black, Editing: Walter Stokvis, Art Director: O.F. Werndorff, [Costumes]: Ernest Stern, [Music]: Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Lyrics: John Drinkwater, Music Conducted by: Albert Coates, [Conductor] Assisted by: Boyd Neel, Music Arranged by: Hans Eisler, [Choreography]: Wendy Toye, Sound Engineer: Bert Ross, Dialogue Supervisor: Leon M. Lion, Rosse Thompson, [Studio]: Elstree Studios
Cast (14)
Richard Tauber (Canio Salvatini), Steffi Duna (Nedda Salvatini), Arthur Margetson (Tonio), Diana Napier (Trina), Esmond Knight (Silvio), Jerry Verno (Beppe), Gordon James (Leone), Ivan Wilmot (coachman), John Traynor (coachbuilder), Roy Finlay, Joe Roncoroni, Ambrose Day, Harry Milton, Daley Cooper Jnr (officer)