Mother Song

Mother Song
Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Aldo De Benedetti Leonhard Fürst Bernd Hofmann Philipp Lothar Mayring Iva Raffay Ernst Günter Techow Thea von Harbou
Produced by	Ferruccio Biancini Alberto Giacalone
Starring	Beniamino Gigli Maria Cebotari Hans Moser
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer Massimo Terzano
Edited by	Oswald Hafenrichter Giorgio Simonelli
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio Alois Melichar
Production company	Itala Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film Generalcine
Release date	21 December 1937
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Germany Italy
Language	German

Mother Song (German: Mutterlied) is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser. It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production company with strong links to Italy.

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Pisa. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon, Giorgio Pinzauti, Ernst Richter and Heinrich Richter.

Cast

• Beniamino Gigli as Ettore Vanni
• Maria Cebotari as Fiamma Vanni - seine Frau
• Peter Bosse as Mario - sein Sohn
• Hans Moser as Giulio Stückelmeier
• Michael Bohnen as Cesare Doret
• Hilde Hildebrand as Ricarda Doret, seine Frau
• Alfred Gerasch as Intendant
• Josef Dahmen as Inspizient
• Werner Pledath as Arzt
• Hilde Maroff as Krankenschwester
• Herbert Gernot as Lawyer
• Rio Nobile as Chauffeur
• Max Paetz as Garderobier

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. McFarland, 2008.

External links

• Mother Song at IMDb