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Tosca is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Carl Koch and Jean Renoir and starring Imperio Argentina, Michel Simon and Rossano Brazzi. It is an adaptation of Victorien Sardou's play La Tosca and its subsequent opera version, Tosca, composed by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It was released in the United States as The Story of Tosca.It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome with location shooting also taking place around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel.Jean Renoir was originally hired as the film's director, and was encouraged to make the film by the French government as part of an effort to encourage Italy to remain neutral in the Second World War. However, he left Rome following Italy's entry into the war and the film was completed by the German director Carl Koch.In 1943 it was released in Spain (where Imperio Argentina was a major star) by the film studio Cifesa.
Original Release
01/31/1941
US Release
12/18/1947
Cast
Name | Character |
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Imperio Argentina | Floria Tosca |
Michel Simon | Il barone Scarpia |
Rossano Brazzi | Mario Cavaradossi |
Carla Candiani | La marchesa Attavanti |
Olga Vittoria Gentilli | La regina di Napoli |
Adriano Rimoldi | Angelotti |
Nicolás D. Perchicot | Sciarrone |
Juan Calvo | Spoletta |
Nicola Maldacea | Il pittore di corte |
Claudio Ermelli | Paisiello |
Directors
Writers
Carl Koch, Jean Renoir, Alessandro De Stefani, Carmine Gallone, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Victorien Sardou, Luchino Visconti
Cast
Name | Character |
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Imperio Argentina | Floria Tosca |
Michel Simon | Il barone Scarpia |
Rossano Brazzi | Mario Cavaradossi |
Carla Candiani | La marchesa Attavanti |
Olga Vittoria Gentilli | La regina di Napoli |
Adriano Rimoldi | Angelotti |
Nicolás D. Perchicot | Sciarrone |
Juan Calvo | Spoletta |
Nicola Maldacea | Il pittore di corte |
Claudio Ermelli | Paisiello |
Enzo Musumeci Greco | L'ufficiale della regina |
Memmo Carotenuto | Il parrucchiere della regina |
Liana Del Balzo | La dama di compagnia della marchesa |
Renato Gabrielli | Il ragazzo della chiesa |
Massimo Girotti | Angeloti |
Armando Petroni | Cecco |
Pina Piovani | Angela |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michele Scalera | Producer |
Salvatore Scalera | Producer |