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7.7/10   35 votes
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Writers:
Aldous Huxley (story)
Robert Westerby (screenplay)
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Release Date:
31 October 1950 (Austria) more
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While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell, son of John Morell, a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine... more | add synopsis
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quite interesting but overlong more (1 total)

Cast

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Guy Rolfe ... John Morell
Kathleen Byron ... Signora Anne Bondini
Kathleen Ryan ... Catherine Morell
Jeremy Spenser ... Guido Ferugia
Henry Oscar ... Signor Mario Bondini
Rosalie Crutchley ... Carlotta Ferugia
John Slater ... Dr. Lorenzo
James Robertson Justice ... Sir Arthur Harold
Ferdy Mayne ... Carlo Ferugia
Robert Rietty ... Giuseppe
Robin Dowell ... Nick Morell
Hugo Schuster ... Dr. Freihaus
Michael Balfour ... Lucio

Christopher Lee ... Newsman
David McCallum Sr. ... Leader of orchestra, Royal Albert Hall (as David McCallum)
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78 min
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This was the last film to be made using Rank's "Independent Frame" production system. The system proved a costly flop. more

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11 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
quite interesting but overlong, 4 May 2002
8/10
Author: RitaRisque from Australia

Guido is just an average little boy whose father jokingly says has the musical ear of a goat, but the truth is in fact the opposite, as Guido's friend Nick's father finds out. Guido actually has an astonishing musical ear, and when neighbour Signora Bondini finds out, she insists that the boy be taken to Naples and taught musical properly. Guido ends up realising her dream and becomes an astounding success, and the world's youngest conductor, but at great toll on his personal life. The signora's intentions start of well enough, but before long it is obvious to all but her that she is pushing the little boy too far, and the consequences could be dreadful..

Not a bad movie, though there are far too many scenes of just the boy conducting his orchestra. OK, so he's a genius, but do we really need about a half hour of just the music? ;-)

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