Green Magic (film)
Encyclopedia
Green Magic is a 1953 Italian
documentary film
directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
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Nominated
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Gian Gaspare Napolitano was an Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director.During the 1920s, he wrote for the literary review "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe. He made ten films between 1935 and 1956...
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Cast
- Carlos MontalbánCarlos MontalbánCarlos Montalbán was a Mexican character actor.Montalbán was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, the son of Spanish immigrants Ricarda and Jenaro Montalbán, a store manager....
- Narrator, US version (voice) - Bret MorrisonBret MorrisonBret Morrison was an American actor best known as the voice of the mysterious crusader for law and order on radio's The Shadow....
- Narrator, US version (voice) - Leonardo Bonzi - Himself (Expedition Member)
- Gian Gaspare NapolitanoGian Gaspare NapolitanoGian Gaspare Napolitano was an Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director.During the 1920s, he wrote for the literary review "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe. He made ten films between 1935 and 1956...
- Himself (Expedition Member) - Mario Craveri - Himself (Expedition Member)
- Giovanni Raffaldi - Himself (Expedition Member)
- Jose Docarmo - Himself (Pilot)
Awards
Won- 3rd Berlin International Film Festival3rd Berlin International Film FestivalThe 3rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 18 to June 28, 1953.-Films in competition:* Sie fanden eine Heimat by Leopold Lindtberg* Entotsu no mieru basho by Heinosuke Gosho...
: Silver Bear
Nominated
- 1953 Cannes Film Festival1953 Cannes Film Festival-Jury:*Jean Cocteau *Louis Chauvet *Titina De Filippo *Guy Desson *Philippe Erlanger *Renée Faure *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Abel Gance *André Lang...
: Palme d'OrPalme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...