Antonio Meucci (film) explained

Antonio Meucci is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Luigi Pavese, Leda Gloria, and Nerio Bernardi.^{[1] [2]} It portrays the life of Antonio Meucci, the nineteenth century inventor and supporter of Giuseppe Garibaldi. The film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pietro Monastero.

Cast

• Luigi Pavese as Antonio Meucci
• Leda Gloria as Ester Meucci, sua moglie
  • Nerio Bernardi as Alexander Graham Bell Greta Gonda as Consuelo Ispahan
• Osvaldo Valenti as Giuseppe Garibaldi giovane
  • Armando Migliari as Elisha Gray Rubi D'Alma as Liliana Montes
• Anna Valpreda as Mary
• Rudi Dal Pra as Ramiro Gomez
• Olinto Cristina as Wilson
• Emilio Petacci as Sam Cloton
• Nino Pavese as L'onorevole Closter
• as Parodi
• Aristide Garbini as Fleming
• Oreste Fares as Il medico
• Nino Marchesini as Il presidente del tribunale
• Eugenio Duse as Il giornalista
• Cesare Fantoni as L'avvocato difensore
  • • • • • Clara Andri Franco Barci Ernesto Bianchi Gildo Bocci Vasco Cataldo Tullio Galvani
        • Bebi Nucci Luciano Seno Gina Spicchiesi Franca Volpini Olga von Kollar

References

1. Poppi p.33
2. Savio p.24

Bibliography

• Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore.
• Savio, Francesco. Ma l'amore no: realismo, formalismo, propaganda e telefoni bianchi nel cinema italiano di regime (1930-1943). Sonzogno, 1975.