Verdi (1982)
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Cast & Crew.
Ronald Pickup
Giuseppe Verdi
Carla Fracci
Giuseppina Strepponi
Daria Nicolodi
Margherita Barezzi
Giampiero Albertini
Antonio Barezzi
Omero Antonutti
Carlo Verdi
Lino Capolicchio
Arrigo Boito
Enzo Cerusico
Emanuele Muzio
Jan Niklas
Angelo Mariani
Eva Christian
Teresa Stolz
Nino Dal Fabbro
Giulio Ricordi
Raimondo Penne
Francesco Maria Piave
Roberto Cominati
Giuseppe Verdi da bambino
Adriana Innocenti
Maria Barezzi
Agla Marsili
Luisa Uttini
Stefano Coratti
Giuseppe Verdi da giovane
Antonio Orfanò
Daniele Ranzoni
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The Life of Verdi is a 1982 Italian-language biographical television miniseries directed by Renato Castellani dramatizing the life of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. Castellani also co-wrote the original script with Leonardo Benvenuti and Piero De Bernardi. The English version was written by Gene Luotto and narrated by Burt Lancaster. The miniseries first aired in 1982, and was made available on DVD in 2003.
The production stars British actor Ronald Pickup as Giuseppe Verdi, Italian ballet dancer and actress Carla Fracci as Giuseppina Verdi, and Giampiero Albertini as Antonio Barezzi. Funded by a number of European national broadcasting companies, the series is an accurate portrayal of Verdi's life.
According to promotional material for the production, it was "filmed on location in Italy, Leningrad, London, and Paris...(T)his epic mini-series took several years to create, requiring more than 100 actors, 1800 extras, and 4000 costumes."