Comedy ·Adventure · United States of America · 1954 · 1h 26m

Casanova's Big Night

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Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Cast
Bob Hope as Pippo Popolino Joan Fontaine as Francesca Bruni Audrey Dalton as Elena Di Gambetta Basil Rathbone as Lucio / Narrator Hugh Marlowe as Stefano Di Gambetta Arnold Moss as The Doge
Crew
Lionel Lindon — Director of Photography Ellsworth Hoagland — Editor Lyn Murray — Original Music Composer Hal Kanter — Writer Edmund L. Hartmann — Writer Aubrey Wisberg — Story
Tagline

The hilarious story of Casanova - history's greatest wolf !

Synopsis

Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca. He little suspects what awaits him... Locked into the incongruous role by the desperation of the real Casanova's creditors, Pippo must journey to Venice on a delicate mission far beyond his capabilities.

Mood & Themes
italywidowmusicalcasanovacross dressingtailor
Key Collaborators
Norman Z. McLeod Director Lionel Lindon Director of Photography Ellsworth Hoagland Editor Lyn Murray Original Music Composer Hal Kanter Writer Edmund L. Hartmann Writer Aubrey Wisberg Story Paul Jones Producer Edith Head Costume Design Yvonne Wood Costume Design
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