Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1943 film)

1943 film

Dagli Appennini alle Ande is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Flavio Calzavara, starring Cesare Barbetti, Leda Gloria, Nino Pavese, Margherita Del Plata and Cesco Baseggio. It tells the story of the young boy Marco who secretly embarks from Genoa to reach his mother in Argentina. The film is based on the story with the same title from Edmondo De Amicis's book Heart.^[1] The story has been adapted for film multiple times both before and after.^[2]

The film was released in Italian cinemas on 12 February 1943.^[3]

Cast

• Cesare Barbetti as Marco Ansaldi
• Leda Gloria as Maria Ansaldi, sua madre
• Nino Pavese as Pegna
• Cesco Baseggio as Il vecchio matto
• Margherita Del Plata as La ballerina
• Nino Marchesini as Il comandante della nave
• Carlo Monteaux as Il signor Van Leiss
• Gina Cinquini as La signora Van Leiss
• Vira Silenti as La bambina
• Mario Siletti as Bendano, un contadino
• Pietro Tordi as Ulano, un contadino
• Giulio Battiferri as Sultano, un contadino

References

1. "Dagli Appennini alle Ande". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-04-02.
2. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 1999. p. 110.
3. "Dagli Appennini alle Ande". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-04-02.