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| Directed by | Clemente Fracassi |
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| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Edited by | Mario Bonotti |
| Music by | Giuseppe Verdi |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Aida is a 1953Italian musical melodrama film version of the operaAida byGiuseppe Verdi. It was directed byClemente Fracassi and produced byGregor Rabinovitch and Federico Teti. Thescreenplay was adapted by Fracassi,Carlo Castelli,Anna Gobbi [de], andGiorgio Salviucci from thelibretto byAntonio Ghislanzoni. The cinematography was by Piero Portalupi, the production design by Flavio Mogherini and the costume design byMaria De Matteis. TheRAI National Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Giuseppe Morelli, the ballet was choreographed byMargherita Wallmann.
The film was screened out of competition at the1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
| Character | Actor | Singing-voice double |
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| Aida | Sophia Loren | Renata Tebaldi |
| Amneris | Lois Maxwell | Ebe Stignani |
| Radamès | Luciano Della Marra [fr] | Giuseppe Campora |
| Amonasro | Afro Poli | Gino Bechi |
| Ramfis | Antonio Cassinelli | Giulio Neri |
Yvette Chauviré andLéonide Massine are the dancers in the ballet with theRome Opera Ballet.
Renata Tebaldi was originally cast to play Aida, but she decided not to appear in the film.Gina Lollobrigida was also considered for the role, beforeSophia Loren was cast. Loren claimed Lollobrigida turned down the part because Lollobrigida did not want to be dubbed by Renata Tebaldi, so Sophia took the role saying "I couldn't afford to be so proud".[2] This was Loren's first leading role and her performance was met with critical acclaim for her role as Aida.
