Aida, featuring the actress Sophia Loren, is a film adaptation of a theatre performance written by Verdi. The plot revolves around the character Radames who falls in love with what he thinks is a slave in a country his armies has...
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Cast
| Renata Tebaldi | ... |
Aida (singingVoice)
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Ebe Stignani | ... |
Amneris (singingVoice)
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Gino Bechi | ... |
Amonasro (singingVoice)
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Giuseppe Campora | ... |
Radames (singingVoice)
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Giulio Neri | ... |
Ramphis (singingVoice)
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Enrico Formichi | ... |
Faraone
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Giovanna Russo | ... |
Un'ancella (singingVoice)
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Paolo Caroli | ... |
Il messagero (singingVoice)
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| Sophia Loren | ... |
Aida
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Luciano Della Marra | ... |
Radames
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Antonio Cassinelli | ... |
Ramphis
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Afro Poli | ... |
Amonasro
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| Lois Maxwell | ... |
Amneris
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| Alba Arnova | ... |
Primi ballerini
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Víctor Ferrari | ... |
Primi ballerini
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Ciro di Pardo | ... |
Primi ballerini
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Guido Pannain | ... |
Commento parlato di (voice)
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Domenico Balini | ... |
Il messagero (uncredited)
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| Vittorio Caprioli | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Yvette Chauviré | ... |
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Marisa Ciampaglia | ... |
Una schiava (uncredited)
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| Léonide Massine | ... |
(uncredited)
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George Petroff | ... |
Un guerrero etiope (uncredited)
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Marisa Valenti | ... |
Un'ancella (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clemente Fracassi | ||
Written by
| Carlo Castelli | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Anna Gobbi | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Giuseppe Morelli | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Paolo Salviucci | ... | (screenplay) |
| Clemente Fracassi | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Antonio Ghislanzoni | ... | (libretto by) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Gregor Rabinovitch | ... | producer |
| Federico Teti | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Piero Portalupi | ||
Editing by
| Mario Bonotti | ||
Production Design by
| Flavio Mogherini | ||
Set Decoration by
| Giorgio Giovannini | ||
Costume Design by
| Maria De Matteis | ||
Makeup Department
| Goffredo Rocchetti | ... | key makeup artist |
| Mara Rocchetti | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Ferruccio De Martino | ... | production manager: A.D.C. |
| Federico Teti | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carlo Castelli | ... | assistant director |
| Romeo Ciatti | ... | assistant director |
| Enrico Frigerio | ... | assistant director |
| Anna Gobbi | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Italo Tomassi | ... | construction department head: scenic artists (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Piero Cavazzuti | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pasqualino De Santis | ... | assistant camera (as Pasquale De Santis) |
| Idelmo Simonelli | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Piero Tosi | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Giuseppe Morelli | ... | conductor (as Mº Giuseppe Morelli) |
| Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai | ... | orchestra (as Orchestra e cori della RAI di Roma) |
| Coro della Radiotelevisione Italiana | ... | chorus (as Orchestra e cori della RAI di Roma) |
| Renzo Rossellini | ... | music supervisor |
| Giuseppe Verdi | ... | music by |
Additional Crew
| Margarete Wallmann | ... | choreographer (as Margherita Walmann) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CEI Incom (1953) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Films sans Frontières (1954) (France) (theatrical)
- I.F.E. Releasing Corporation (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (English commentary)
- Standaard Films (1955) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 21st Century Distribution (1982) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rai 2 (1987) (Italy) (tv)
- Bel Canto Society (1997) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Qualiton Import (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Cecchi Gori Home Video (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Sekaibunka-sha (2008) (Japan) (DVD) (DVD book) (subtitled) (SD)
- Immortal (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Bajo (2021) (Spain) (DVD) (PAL)
- Videogram (1988) (Italy) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Technicolor (color by)
- Ricordi (publisher)
- Western Electric (sound post-production)
- Ditta Peruzzi (costumes)
- Ditta Lemi (costumes)
- Ditta Torri (set)
- Ditta Bonetti (set)
- Ferrania (negatives)
- Rancati (props)
- Ditta Rocchetti (wigs)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Aida, featuring the actress Sophia Loren, is a film adaptation of a theatre performance written by Verdi. The plot revolves around the character Radames who falls in love with what he thinks is a slave in a country his armies has conquered. The young woman is actually the daughter of the leader he ousted. Written by Red Haircrow |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Renata Tebaldi was originally going to play Aida herself, but backed out. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Looking for Sophia (2004). See more » |