In an updated version of the Butterfly story, a visiting American conductor leaves a pregnant woman singer in Italy, promising to return and marry her.Four years later he returns with a wife and hears his old love perform her swansong.
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Title: The Dream of Butterfly (1939)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Maria Cebotari | ... | Madame Butterfly | |
| Fosco Giachetti | ... | Harry Peters | |
| Lucie Englisch | ... | Anna Ranieri | |
| Germana Paolieri | ... | Mary Peterson | |
| Luigi Almirante | ... | Riccardo Belli | |
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Renato Cialente | ||
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Guglielmo Barnabò | ||
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Carlo Lombardi | ||
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Miranda Bonansea | ||
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Giuseppe Pierozzi | ||
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Paolo Stoppa | ||
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Rio Nobile | ||
| Gino Viotti | |||
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Elena Ambrosetti | ||
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Carlo Bonansea | ||
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In an updated version of the Butterfly story, a visiting American conductor leaves a pregnant woman singer in Italy, promising to return and marry her.Four years later he returns with a wife and hears his old love perform her swansong.
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ItalianRelease Date:
12 February 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Dream of Butterfly See more »Filming Locations:
Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, ItalyCompany Credits
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