Stradivari (1988)

Stradivari

As a boy the orphan Antonio Stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice. He tried to construct a violin and attracted the attention of Niccolò Amati, a famous lutist of Cremona. Antonio became apprentice in his bottega (workshop). Grown up, he fell in love for Francesca and he succeeded in marrying her. Afterwards he became more and more famous for his violins and he was granted a diploma from the king of Spain. After the death of his wife he was almost forced to marry again. He was chosen by Antonia Maria and it will be a happy marriage. In the background we have a look at the history of Northern Italy during the seventeenth century.

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Anthony Quinn
as Antonio Stradivari

Stefania Sandrelli
as Antonia Maria

Valérie Kaprisky
as Francesca

Francesco Quinn
as Alessandro

Lorenzo Quinn
as Young Antonio Stradivari

Danny Quinn
as Francesco

Giovanni Morosi
as Servant (uncredited)

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Giacomo Battiato
Screenplay

Ernesto Gastaldi
Screenplay

Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography

Giacomo Battiato
Director

Vittorio Salerno
Screenplay

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