Young Toscanini (1988)
- Starring:
- C. Thomas Howell, Elizabeth Taylor, (more)
- Director(s):
- Franco Zeffirelli
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This biographical costume drama from director Franco Zeffirelli covers the early life of Arturo Toscanini and stars C. Thomas Howell as the famous composer. When Arturo lands a job with the orchestra of Claudio Rossi (John Rhys-Davies), he soon finds himself bound for a tour of South America and lands in idyllic Rio. Arturo is given the task of convincing the famed prima donna diva Nadina Bulichoff (Elizabeth Taylor) to rehearse for an upcoming show with the orchestra, but in the process, Toscanini attempts to change the minds of both Nadina and her lover, Brazilian Emperor Don Pedro II (Philippe Noiret) on the issue of slavery. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- C. Thomas Howell - Arturo
- Sophie Ward - Margherita
- John Rhys-Davies - Rossi
- Franco Nero - Claudio Toscanini
- Carlo Bergonzi - Bertini
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - Maestro Miguez
- Clive Swift - La Scala Maestro
- Arturo Veregas - Claudio Toscanini
- David Shelmerdine - Maitre a Danser
- Stephen Hartley - Heckler
- Simon Gregor - Carlino
- Irma Minutolo Capece - Mantelli
- Peter Rutherford - Figner
- John Maxim - Lherie
- Ayub Khan Din - Heckler
- Elizabeth Taylor - Nadina Bulicioff
- Pat Heywood - Mother Allegri
- Philippe Noiret - Dom Pedro II
- Leon Lissek - Superti
- Andrea Aurelia - La Scala Maestro
- Eva Griffith - Princess Isabel
- Victor Baring - La Scala Maestro
- Harriet Thorpe - Tirelli
- Jenny Lipman - Paolo Toscanini
- Pietro Guggiana - Heckler
- L. French - La Scala Maestro
- Gordon Warnecke - Paulo
- Leonie Mellinger - Suelinha
- Spencer Leigh - Heckler
- Martin Benson - La Scala Maestro
- Director(s):
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Writer(s):
- William Stadiem
- Producer(s):
- Fulvio Lucisano, Tarak Ben Ammar
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