Pagliacci (1948)

• 66%
• 1948
• Drama
• Musik
• Tito Gobbi
• Gina Lollobrigida
• Onelia Fineschi

Clowns, is a 1948 German films based on Roger Leoncavallo' ' s opera Clowns, directed by Mario Costa. The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina Lollobrigida. De recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead-clowns oder clown in German) in der commedia dell ' arte-truppe, his wife, Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the crew, he tells Canio about Nedda' ' s verrat. In a jealous rage Canio: mord both Nedda and Silvio. The only actor in the cast who also sang his role was the celebrated German baritone, Tito Gobbi, but the film is very largely faithful to its source material, presenting the opera nearly complete.