# Biraghin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Biraghin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Biraghin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biraghin > Source revision: 1353174361 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1946 film directed by Carmine Gallone Biraghin Directed by Carmine Gallone Written by Ugo Betti Mario Brancacci Arnaldo Fraccaroli Anton Giulio Majano Cesare Zavattini Based on Biraghin by Arnaldo Fraccaroli Produced by Livio Pavanelli Starring Lilia Silvi Andrea Checchi Lauro Gazzolo Cinematography Anchise Brizzi Edited by Eraldo Da Roma Music by Eldo Di Lazzaro Production company Excelsa Film Distributed by Minerva Film Release date 1946 (1946) Running time 84 minutes Country Italy Language Italian ***Biraghin*** is a 1946 Italian [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Carmine Gallone](/source/Carmine_Gallone) and starring [Lilia Silvi](/source/Lilia_Silvi), [Andrea Checchi](/source/Andrea_Checchi) and [Lauro Gazzolo](/source/Lauro_Gazzolo).[1] It was based on a play of the same title by [Arnaldo Fraccaroli](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arnaldo_Fraccaroli&action=edit&redlink=1).[2] It was shot at the [Scalera Studios](/source/Scalera_Film) in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Gastone Medin](/source/Gastone_Medin). ## Synopsis Biraghin an aspiring dancer is a student at the [La Scala Theatre School](/source/La_Scala_Theatre_Ballet_School). When a prominent performer falls ill Biraghin takes her place and becomes a huge success. Her newfound fame goes to her head as she is courted by three suitors. However she realises she truly loves a journalist who showed genuine interest in her when she was still an unknown. ## Cast - [Lilia Silvi](/source/Lilia_Silvi) as Biraghin - [Andrea Checchi](/source/Andrea_Checchi) as Il Giornalista - [Paolo Stoppa](/source/Paolo_Stoppa) as Osvaldo Lanza di Robbio - [Lauro Gazzolo](/source/Lauro_Gazzolo) as Padre di Biraghin - [Mario Pisu](/source/Mario_Pisu) as Moreno - [Edda Albertini](/source/Edda_Albertini) as Besana - [Maurizio D'Ancora](/source/Maurizio_D'Ancora) as Paolo - [Aristide Baghetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aristide_Baghetti&action=edit&redlink=1) as Maestro Grassi - [Guglielmo Barnabò](/source/Guglielmo_Barnab%C3%B2) as Commendator Viganò - [Tino Scotti](/source/Tino_Scotti) as Amico di Biraghin - [Olinto Cristina](/source/Olinto_Cristina) as Direttore - [Ermanno Roveri](/source/Ermanno_Roveri) - [Carla Rovere](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carla_Rovere&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Elodia Maresca](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elodia_Maresca&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Giuseppe Varni](/source/Giuseppe_Varni) - [Franca Tamantini](/source/Franca_Tamantini) - [Ria Teresa Legnani](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ria_Teresa_Legnani&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Mimi Dugini](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mimi_Dugini&action=edit&redlink=1) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** D'Amico p.62 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Goble p.165 ## Bibliography - D'Amico, Masolino . *La commedia all'italiana. Il cinema comico in Italia dal 1945 al 1975*. Il Saggiatore, 2008. - Goble, Alan. *The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ## External links - [*Biraghin*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038358/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Carmine Gallone Il bacio di Cirano (1913) The Naked Truth (1914) Senza colpa! 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