The Divine Spark
| The Divine Spark | |
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | June 1935 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Divine Spark is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop.[1] An Italian-language version Casta Diva was shot simultaneously.[2] Both films were made at the Tirrenia Studios in Italy.
Cast[edit]
- Marta Eggerth as Maddalena Fumaroli
- Phillips Holmes as Vincenzo Bellini
- Benita Hume as Giuditta Pasta
- Donald Calthrop as Judge Fumaroli
- Arthur Margetson as Ernesto Tosi
- Edmund Breon as Gioacchino Rossini
- Basil Gill as Romanie
- Hugh Miller as Niccolo Paganini
- Edward Chapman as Saverio Mercadante
- John Clements as Fiorino
- John Deverell as King
- Felix Aylmer as Butler
- Peter Gawthorne as Felice Romani
References[edit]
- ^ "The Divine Spark (1935)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "CASTA DIVA (1935)". Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1935 films
- 1930s biographical films
- 1930s historical musical films
- British historical musical films
- British biographical films
- Films directed by Carmine Gallone
- Films set in Italy
- Films set in 1831
- Films about composers
- Films about classical music and musicians
- Films about opera
- Films produced by Arnold Pressburger
- British multilingual films
- Films shot at Tirrenia Studios
- British black-and-white films
- Cultural depictions of Niccolò Paganini
- 1935 multilingual films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
- 1930s British film stubs
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