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Director:
Clemente Fracassi
Writers:
Clemente Fracassi (screenplay)
Antonio Ghislanzoni (based on the libretto by)
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Release Date:
8 October 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Tagline:
1st Spectacular Opera Film in COLOR! more
User Comments:
How could they get this so wrong more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sophia Loren ... Aida
Renata Tebaldi ... Aida (singing voice)

Lois Maxwell ... Amneris
Ebe Stignani ... Amneris (singing voice)
Luciano Della Marra ... Radamès
Giuseppe Campora ... Radamès (singing voice)
Afro Poli ... Amonasro
Gino Bechi ... Amonasro (singing voice)
Antonio Cassinelli ... Ramfis
Giulio Neri ... Ramfis (singing voice)
Enrico Formichi ... Il Faraone [The Pharaoh]
Domenico Balini ... Il messagero
Paolo Caroli ... Il messagero (singing voice)
Marisa Valenti ... Un'ancella
Giovanna Russo ... Un'ancella (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Aida (USA)
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Runtime:
95 min | France:100 min | Argentina:102 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian | English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Oscar Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The singing of Sophia Loren is dubbed by Renata Tebaldi. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Aida (1987) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
How could they get this so wrong, 25 July 2007
Author: lou-238 from United Kingdom

On paper this looks like a dream of an opera. The voices of Tebaldi and Campora being mimed by Loren and Della Mara on a big screen production, its just got to be sublime, hasn't it? Unfortunately it fails miserably. Loren is simply lost in her role;Tebaldi would have been far better but I suspect she had read the final draft of the screen play, and Della Mara looked more toy-boy than rugged hero. Wait! there is still Verdi's music allied to those wonderful voices,yes they are there if you like your opera in snatches and excerpts, but if not you will quickly lose patience. For example I just happen to believe that one of the most glorious pieces of music is the Nume custode in the first act of Aida. Radames is in the temple and receives the sword and insignia which he dedicates to Ra for the forthcoming battle. The scene is a magnificent Bass-Tenor-Chorus ensemble; opera at its finest. Do not look for it in this film, it is cut, no tenor no chorus just a perfunctory handing over of the sword. Here you are son- Cheers guvnor. No this will not do, it is pretty dire stuff for any poor soul who thinks this might be a half decent stab at bringing opera to the screen

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