The Two Mothers

The Two Mothers (Italian: Le due madri) is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Renato Cialente.^[1]

The Two Mothers
Directed by	Amleto Palermi
Written by	Giacomo De Benedetti Ernesto Murolo Amleto Palermi
Produced by	Cariddi Oreste Barbieri
Starring	Vittorio De Sica María Denis Renato Cialente
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Production company	Astra Film
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	28 January 1939
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin. It was released in the United States in 1940, and is sometimes dated by that year.

Cast

• Vittorio De Sica as Salvatore
• María Denis as Agatina
• Renato Cialente as Michele
• Bella Starace Sainati as Mamma Rosa
• Lydia Johnson as L'altra madre, ex-cantante di varieta
• Armando Migliari as Il barbiere
• Dina Romano as Una contadina
• Nicola Maldacea
• Romolo Costa
• Clara Padoa
• Checco Rissone
• Amilcare Pettinelli
• Vittorio Bianchi
• Renato Chiantoni
• Luigi Erminio D'Olivo
• Alfredo Petroni
• Alba Ferrarotti
• Luisella Beghi
• Marisa Mosso
• Margherita Bossi
• Bianca Aurora
• Germana Vivian
• Francesco Gargano
• Gennaro Sabatano

References

1. Cardullo p.268

Bibliography

• Bert Cardullo. Screening the Stage: Studies in Cinedramatic Art. Peter Lang, 2006.

External links

• The Two Mothers at IMDb
• The Two Mothers at Variety Distribution