"Verdi" (1982) TV mini-series 1982-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 October 1982 (Italy)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Milan Italy | Italian | Composer | Opera | Italy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ronald Pickup	...	Giuseppe Verdi (9 episodes, 1982)
Carla Fracci	...	Giuseppina Strepponi (9 episodes, 1982)
Giampiero Albertini	...	Antonio Barezzi (9 episodes, 1982)
Omero Antonutti	...	Carlo Verdi (9 episodes, 1982)
Lino Capolicchio	...	Arrigo Boito (9 episodes, 1982)
Enzo Cerusico	...	Emanuele Muzio (9 episodes, 1982)
Eva Christian	...	Teresa Stolz (9 episodes, 1982)
Nino Dal Fabbro	...	Giulio Ricordi (9 episodes, 1982)
Adriana Innocenti	...	Maria Barezzi (9 episodes, 1982)
Agla Marsili	...	Luisa Uttini (9 episodes, 1982)
Daria Nicolodi	...	Margherita Barezzi (9 episodes, 1982)
Jan Niklas	...	Angelo Mariani (9 episodes, 1982)
Renzo Palmer	...	Conte di Cavour (9 episodes, 1982)
Raimondo Penne	...	Francesco Maria Piave (9 episodes, 1982)
Tito Schipa Jr.	...	Franco Faccio (9 episodes, 1982)
Nanni Svampa	...	Impresario Merelli (9 episodes, 1982)
Giorgio Trestini	...	Solera (9 episodes, 1982)
Leopoldo Trieste	...	Finola (9 episodes, 1982)
Milena Vukotic	...	Clara Maffei (9 episodes, 1982)
Burt Lancaster	...	Narrator in American version (9 episodes, 1982)
Carlo Colombo	...	Giovannino Barezzi (5 episodes, 1982)
Aldo Fiaccadori		(4 episodes, 1982)
Giuseppe Saracino		(4 episodes, 1982)

Series Directed by
Renato Castellani		(9 episodes, 1982)

Series Writing credits
Leonardo Benvenuti		(9 episodes, 1982)
Renato Castellani		(9 episodes, 1982)
Piero De Bernardi		(9 episodes, 1982)
Gene Luotto		(9 episodes, 1982)

Series Produced by
Alessandro Altieri	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Cinematography by
Giuseppe Ruzzolini		(9 episodes, 1982)

Series Film Editing by
Otello Colangeli		(9 episodes, 1982)

Series Art Direction by
Elio Balletti		(9 episodes, 1982)
Carlo Tommasi		(9 episodes, 1982)

Series Costume Design by
Maria De Matteis		(9 episodes, 1982)
Enrico Luzzi		(9 episodes, 1982)

Series Makeup Department
Ennio Cascioli	....	key hair stylist (9 episodes, 1982)
Maria Pia Ficcadenti	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1982)
Manlio Rocchetti	....	key makeup artist (9 episodes, 1982)
Mario Scutti	....	key makeup artist (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrizio Castellani	....	assistant director (9 episodes, 1982)
Piero Cristofani	....	assistant director (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Art Department
Elio Balletti	....	set dresser (9 episodes, 1982)
Massimo Razzi	....	assistant art director (9 episodes, 1982)
Carlo Tommasi	....	set dresser (9 episodes, 1982)
Armando Vici	....	carpenter (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Special Effects by
Sesto Burgalossi	....	special effects (9 episodes, 1982)
Gino Vagniluca	....	special effects (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Enrico Cortese	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1982)
Claudio Sabatini	....	assistant camera (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adriana Masseroni	....	chief seamstress (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Editorial Department
Carlo Fontana	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 1982)
Franco Gillia	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 1982)
Evandro Postorino	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 1982)

Series Other crew
Gene Luotto	....	dialogue director: english version (9 episodes, 1982)
Anna Maria Montanari	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 1982)

Production Companies

• Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)
• Antenne 2 (in collaboration with)
• Bavaria Film (in collaboration with)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (in collaboration with)
• Sveriges Television (SVT) (in collaboration with) (as SVT 2)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

70 min (9 episodes)

Country:

Italy | France | West Germany | UK | Sweden

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Busseto, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Company:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)

Disappointing

At this point I have watched only two of the seven episodes but I am questioning my decision to buy this series. Even allowing for the fact it was done in 1982, the production values are mediocre. Both the audio and video quality on the 4 DVD set are poor.They appear to be dubs from the original VHS. The performances become incidental rather than the highlights they should be. Worst of all is the dubbed in English sound track which gives the whole thing an artificial quality. It is like watching a radio program. I'll slog through the rest of it and may amend this review if it improves. But I am not optimistic. One positive is that the series is historically accurate both in the story line and the occasionally inserted voice over narration. But if that's all I had wanted, I would have bought a book.