Overview
The biographical story of Puccini spans his creative life from early student days to the height of success, including his early flop Madama Butterfly and his incomplete Turandot. Along the way he encounters three women who change his life, including an attractive, beautiful singer whom he drops for a small town girl, and a servant girl who commits suicide over him.
Cast
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Giacomo Puccini
- Märta Torén as Elvira Puccini
- Nadia Gray as Cristina Vernini
- Paolo Stoppa as Giocondo
- Myriam Bru as Delia
- Sergio Tofano as Giulio Ricordi
- Mimo Billi as Fanelli
- Jacques Famery as Antonio Puccini
- Gino Sinimberghi as tenore
- Nelly Corradi as soprano