La Bohème
Brief Synopsis
The story of rock 'n' roll performer Ritchie Valens, who died in a plane crash in 1959, along with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
Cast & Crew
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Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Gianni Raimondi
Rodolfo
Rolando Panerai
Marcello
Gianni Maffeo
Schaunard
Ivo Vinco
Colline
Carlo Badioli
Benoit/Alcindoro
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Music
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 20 Oct 1965
Production Company
Cosmotel
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
Switzerland
Screenplay Information
Based on the opera La Bohème , music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica (Turin, 1 Feb 1896), which was based on the novel Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger in Le Corsair (Paris, 1847--1849).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
This version of Puccini's opera based on the Murger tale of Bohemian life and love in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830's was filmed in a Munich studio using La Scala Company's settings, costumes, and cast.
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Cast
Gianni Raimondi
Rodolfo
Rolando Panerai
Marcello
Gianni Maffeo
Schaunard
Ivo Vinco
Colline
Carlo Badioli
Benoit/Alcindoro
Virgilio Carbonari
Alcindoro
Mirella Freni
Mimi
Adriana Martino
Musetta
Franco Ricciardi
Parpignol
Giuseppe Morresi
Sergeant at the customs
Carlo Forti
Customs official
Angelo Mercuriali
Fruit vendor
La Scala Orchestra
La Scala Chorus
Crew
Roberto Benaglio
Chorus Director
Marcel Escoffier
Costumes
Giuseppe Giacosa
Screenwriter
Gerhard Girbig
Camera Operator
Paul Haferung
Set builder
Günter Hermanns
Sound
Luigi Illica
Libretto
Herbert Von Karajan
Artistic Director
Herbert Von Karajan
Presented By
Herbert Von Karajan
Conductor
Werner Krien
Camera
Giacomo Puccini
Music Composition
Anni Revel
Makeup
G. Ricordi
Film Editor
Arthur Schramm
Makeup
Alice Seedorf
Film Editor
Wilhelm Semmelroth
Associate Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Production Design
Willy Zeyn
Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Music
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 20 Oct 1965
Production Company
Cosmotel
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
Switzerland
Screenplay Information
Based on the opera La Bohème , music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica (Turin, 1 Feb 1896), which was based on the novel Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger in Le Corsair (Paris, 1847--1849).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
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Trivia
Notes
Released in Switzerland in 1965; running time: 112 min. Sources conflict in crediting the actors portraying the roles of Benoit and Alcindoro. For information on other films based on the Henri Murger story, as well as the Giacomo Puccini opera that was based on it, please consult the entry for the 1938 Cantabria prodction of La vida bohemia, directed by Josef Berne and starring Rosita Diaz and Gilbert Roland in AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40.
