Good Morning Babylon

1h 58m 1987

Brief Synopsis

The life and death of two Italian brothers who came to America, worked in Hollywood during the silent film era, and died during World War I.

Cast & Crew

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Paolo Taviani

Director

Vincent Spano

Nicola

Joaquim De Almeida

Andrea

Greta Scacchi

Edna

Desiree Becker

Mabel

Omero Antonutti

Bonnanno

Film Details

Also Known As
Good Morning Babilonia, Good Morning, Babylon
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Clein + Feldman Inc; Films A2; Mk2 International; Pressman Film; Rai-Tv Channel 1; Technovision Cameras Ltd
Distribution Company
Sacis; Curzon Artificial Eye; Istituto Luce-Cinecitta; Sacis; Vestron Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rome, Italy; Los Angeles, California, USA; Tirrenia, Italy; Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Pisa, Italy; San Francisco, California, USA; Tuscany, Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Synopsis

The life and death of two Italian brothers who came to America, worked in Hollywood during the silent film era, and died during World War I.

Directors

Paolo Taviani

Director

Vittorio Taviani

Director

Cast

Vincent Spano

Nicola

Joaquim De Almeida

Andrea

Greta Scacchi

Edna

Desiree Becker

Mabel

Omero Antonutti

Bonnanno

Charles Dance

D W Griffith

Bérangère Bonvoisin

Moglie Griffith

David Brandon

Grass

Brian Freilino

Thompson

Margarita Lozano

La Veneziana

Massimo Venturiello

Duccio

Andrea Prodan

Operat Irlandese

Dorotea Ausenda

Ugo Bencini

Daniel Bosch

Renzo Cantini

Marco Cavicchioli

Fiorenza D'alessandro

Lionello Pio Disavoia

Maurizio Fardo

Dom Fiore

Mirio Guidelli

John Francis Lane

Ubalso Lopresti

Luciano Macherelli

Sandro Mallegni

Elio Marconato

Michele Melega

Mauro Monni

Lamberto Petrecca

Diego Ribon

Antonio Russo

Giuseppe Scarcella

Leontine Snel

Egidio Termine

Francesco Tola

Pino Toska

Crew

Mirella Aguiaro

Choreography Assistant

Roberta Allegrini

Other

Fausto Ancillai

Sound Mixing Engineer

Franco Angelleti

Other

Stefano Angelleti

Other

Luciano Argento

Property Master

Ernesto Bedini

Property Master

Roberto Belli

Electrician Supervisor

Cristiana Bentivoglio

Costumes Assistant

Michael Billingsley

Sound Supervisor

Tommaso Calevi

Production Supervisor

Milena Canonero

Associate Producer

Fernando Caso

Special Sound Effects

Marina Gefter Cervi

Representative To Producers

Marina Gefter Cervi

Associate Producer

Cotty Chubb

Associate Producer

Fabio Conversi

Camera Operator

Lorenzo D'ambrosio

Art Direction Assistant

Giuliani G Denegri

Producer

John S Engel

Production Supervisor

Lloyd Fonvielle

Associate Producer

Lloyd Fonvielle

Other

Vincenzo Forletta

Other

Claudio Gaeta

Unit Manager

Mimmola Girosi

Assistant Director

Rafello Giunto

Models

Rafello Giunto

Sculptures

Alvaro Gramigna

Special Sound Effects

Alfredo Grassini

Other

Tonino Guerra

Screenwriter

Dan Hoffman

2nd Assistant Editor

Mafalda Inguscio

Organizer Assistant

Marin Karmitz

Co-Producer (France)

Giuseppe Lanci

Director Of Photography

Gino Landi

Choreography

Catherine Lapoujade

Production Supervisor (France)

Nino Lembo

Other

Livia Leto

Unit Manager

Jonathan Levine

Stills (Usa)

Carmena Lombardi

Assistant Editor

Gene Luotto

Subtitles

Gene Luotto

Dialogue Consultant

Mario Lupi

Other

Francois Manceaux

Camera Assistant

Amelia Marconcini

Publicist

Sergio Marcotulli

Music Mixer

Danilo Martelli

Other

Gianfranco Mecacci

Makeup Supervisor

Claudio Meniconi

Makeup Assistant

Maurizio Merli

Boom Operator

Mario Milani

Post-Production

Umberto Montiroli

Stills

Anna Nerli

Wardrobe

Sandro Pallottini

Adr Sound Engineer

Carlo Palmieri

Sound Recording Mixer

Gino Passanisi

Set Dresser Assistant

Roberto Perpignani

Editor

Sandro Peticca

Sound Editor

Nicola Piovani

Music; Music Director

Edward Pressman

Executive Producer

Giovanna Ritter

Sound Editor Assistant

Maria Rizzo

Hairdresser

Gianni Sbarra

Models

Gianni Sbarra

Art Direction

Gianni Sbarra

Special Effects

Giancarlo Serravalli

Grip Supervisor

Massimo Spano

Set Dresser

Mauro Tamagnini

Hairstyles

Carla Vezzoso Taviani

Continuity

Lina Nerli Taviani

Costumes

Paolo Taviani

Screenwriter

Paolo Taviani

From Story

Vittorio Taviani

From Story

Vittorio Taviani

Screenwriter

Fabrizio Toti

Other

Alessandro Valori

Assistant (To Paolo Taviani And Vittorio Taviani)

Paolo Lazzar Viareggio

Models

Paolo Lazzar Viareggio

Sculptures

Fabrizio Vicari

Camera Assistant

Jose Villaverde

Casting (Usa)

Giacomo Volpi

Lighting Facilities

Grazia Volpi

Other

Frank Von Kuegelgen

Dialogue Coach

Benito Zitelli

Property Master

Maura Zuccherofino

Seamstress

Film Details

Also Known As
Good Morning Babilonia, Good Morning, Babylon
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Clein + Feldman Inc; Films A2; Mk2 International; Pressman Film; Rai-Tv Channel 1; Technovision Cameras Ltd
Distribution Company
Sacis; Curzon Artificial Eye; Istituto Luce-Cinecitta; Sacis; Vestron Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Rome, Italy; Los Angeles, California, USA; Tirrenia, Italy; Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Pisa, Italy; San Francisco, California, USA; Tuscany, Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer July 16, 1987

Released in United States on Video February 1988

Released in United States June 7, 1987

Released in United States October 2008

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival June 7, 1987.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program in Focus - Retrospective On Taviani Brothers) October 2-10, 2008.

Began shooting June 3, 1986.

Completed shooting October 1986.

English and Italian versions available

Released in United States Summer July 16, 1987

Released in United States on Video February 1988

Released in United States June 7, 1987 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival June 7, 1987.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program in Focus - Retrospective On Taviani Brothers) October 2-10, 2008.)

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