The Last Dance (1941 film)

The Last Dance (Italian: L'ultimo ballo) is a 1941 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari and Renato Cialente. It is considered to be in the tradition of White Telephone films, popular during the Fascist era.[1] It is based on a play by the Hungarian writer Ferenc Herczeg and features Merlini in a dual role as mother and daughter.

The Last Dance
Directed byCamillo Mastrocinque
Written by
Produced byRaffaele Colamonici
Starring
CinematographyArturo Gallea
Edited byGino Talamo
Music by
Production
company
Juventus Film
Distributed byENIC
Release date
  • 5 December 1941 (1941-12-05)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Moliterno p.10

Bibliography

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  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
  • Piero Pruzzo & Enrico Lancia. Amedeo Nazzari. Gremese Editore, 1983.
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