Italy / Dec 18, 1953 / Palermo premiere
There is a special kind of payment for "borrowing" another man's wife.
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In Pietro Mascagni's tragic opera, a soldier returns home from war to reclaim his former fiancée, only to find that she's married someone else in his absence, leading to jealousy, betrayal, and murder.
Genres
DramaMusicRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cavalleria Rusticana |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Excelsa Film |
| Release date | 14 gennaio 1954 |
| Writer | Francesco De Feo, Basilio Franchina, Mario Monicelli, Guido Menasci, Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Art Cohn, Carmine Gallone, Giovanni Verga |
| Editing | Rolando Benedetti, Lina Caterini |
| Cinematography | Antonio Modica, Sabino Tonti |
| Assistant directors | Anna Gruber, Carmine Gallone |
| Camera operators | Antonio Modica, Sabino Tonti |
| Additional photography | Antonio Modica, Sabino Tonti |
| Music | Pietro Mascagni, Luigi Ricci, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Tito Gobbi, Aldo Calpini |
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| Sound | Pietro Mascagni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Luigi Ricci, Tito Gobbi, Aldo Calpini |
| Costume design | Giuliano Laurenti, Giovanni Donelli |
| Makeup | Giuliano Laurenti, Giovanni Donelli |
| Hairstyling | Giuliano Laurenti, Giovanni Donelli |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Jan 14, 1954
Germany / Apr 07, 1955
United States / Jan 09, 1963 / NR
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