Mother Song

Mother Song
Mother Song
Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Aldo De Benedetti; Leonhard Fürst; Bernd Hofmann; Philipp Lothar Mayring; Iva Raffay; Ernst Günter Techow; Thea von Harbou;
Produced by	Ferruccio Biancini; Alberto Giacalone;
Starring	Beniamino Gigli; Maria Cebotari; Hans Moser;
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer; Massimo Terzano;
Edited by	Oswald Hafenrichter; Giorgio Simonelli;
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio; Alois Melichar;
Production; company	Itala Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film; Generalcine;
Release date	21 December 1937;
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Germany; Italy;
Language	German

Mother Song (German: Mutterlied) is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser.^[1] It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production company with strong links to Italy.

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Pisa. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon, Giorgio Pinzauti, Ernst Richter and Heinrich Richter.

Cast

Beniamino Gigli as Ettore Vanni
Maria Cebotari as Fiamma Vanni - seine Frau
Peter Bosse as Mario - sein Sohn
Hans Moser as Giulio Stückelmeier
Michael Bohnen as Cesare Doret
Hilde Hildebrand as Ricarda Doret, seine Frau
Alfred Gerasch as Intendant
Josef Dahmen as Inspizient
Werner Pledath as Arzt
Hilde Maroff as Krankenschwester
Herbert Gernot as Lawyer
Rio Nobile as Chauffeur
Max Paetz as Garderobier

References

^ Waldman p.202

Bibliography

Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

Mother Song at IMDb

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[1] Waldman p.202

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