tv apparences
January 1965
IL GIORNALINO DI GIAN BURRASCA - ( Johnny Storm's Diary )
8 episodes from the homonymous book written by Vamba
Seventh episode : Giannino in collegio
* Broadcast : 30 Gennaio 1965
* Directed by : Lina Wertmüller
* Lyrics and dialogues : Lina Wertmuller
* Original soundtrack : Nino Rota
* Arrangements and orchestra conduction : Luis Enriquez Bacalov
* Costumes : Piero Tosi
* Starring : Rita Pavone as Giannino Stoppani, nickname "Gian Burrasca"
* Recurring roles :
Mrs. Stoppani, Giannino's mother : Valeria Valeri
Mr. Stoppani, Giannino's father : Ivo Garrani
Brother -in - law , Collalto : Paolo Ferrari
Brother- in - law, Maralli : Arnoldo Foà
Giannino's sisters :
Virginia : Milena Vucotic
Ada : Alida Cappellini
Luisa : Pierpaola Bucchi
Aunt Bettina : Elsa Merlini
* Guest cast :
Mr. Stanislao, College Pierpaoli headmaster : Sergio Tofano
Mrs. Gertrude, College Pierpaoli headmistress : Bice Valori
College cook : Checco Durante
Assistant cook : Gennarino Palombo
Balestra ,Giannino's friend : Roberto Chevalier
Barozzo, Giannino's boarding school : Edoardo Nevola
* In this episode Rita sings
* La pappa col pomodoro :
“ Nostalgia di casa “
“ Siam tutti per uno( uno per tutti )“
“ W la pappa col pomodoro “ – the college all cast
“ Un amico “
Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca “ can be considered perhaps the biggest personal TV triumph of Rita Pavone in the role of Giannino Stoppani, a
twelve years - old boy called Gian Burrasca ( Johnny the Storm ), a real little rascal.
The musical, in 8 episodes, based on the famous homonymous book written by Vamba , original music by Nino Rota, arrangements by Luis Enriquez Bacalov- both of them prize Academy Award winners -, sets and costumes by Piero Tosi and directed by Lina Wertmuller , scored
an unprecedented success, perhaps one of the biggest EVENTS of the Italian Television ever.
Rita’s “Viva la pappa col pomodoro “ – the main theme of the musical – will sell more then 1 millions copies all over the world.
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