The Two Mothers
{{short description|1938 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Two Mothers
| image = File:The Two Mothers.jpg
| caption =
| director = Amleto Palermi
| producer = Cariddi Oreste Barbieri
| writer = {{ubl|Giacomo De Benedetti|Ernesto Murolo |Amleto Palermi}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Vittorio De Sica|María Denis|Renato Cialente}}
| music = Alessandro Cicognini
| cinematography = Anchise Brizzi
| editing = Fernando Tropea
| studio = Astra Film
| distributor = Variety Distribution
| released = {{Film date|1939|01|28|df=yes}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Two Mothers ({{langx|it|Le due madri}}) is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Renato Cialente.Cardullo p.268 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin. It was released in the United States in 1940, and is sometimes dated by that year.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Vittorio De Sica as Salvatore
- María Denis as Agatina
- Renato Cialente as Michele
- Bella Starace Sainati as Mamma Rosa
- Lydia Johnson as L'altra madre, ex-cantante di varieta
- Armando Migliari as Il barbiere
- Dina Romano as Una contadina
- Nicola Maldacea
- Romolo Costa
- Clara Padoa
- Checco Rissone
- Amilcare Pettinelli
- Vittorio Bianchi
- Renato Chiantoni
- Luigi Erminio D'Olivo
- Alfredo Petroni
- Alba Ferrarotti
- Luisella Beghi
- Marisa Mosso
- Margherita Bossi
- Bianca Aurora
- Germana Vivian
- Francesco Gargano
- Gennaro Sabatano
}}
References
Bibliography
- Bert Cardullo. Screening the Stage: Studies in Cinedramatic Art. Peter Lang, 2006.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0030087}}
- [https://www.varietydistribution.it/en/catalogue/two-mothers-the/ The Two Mothers] at Variety Distribution
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Category:1930s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Amleto Palermi
Category:Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
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