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Pagliacci (1931)

Pagliacci poster
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmed stage performance of an opera about a troupe of traveling performers. The story follows a clown who must perform a comedy on stage while dealing with real-life jealousy and betrayal.

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What happens

Pagliacci is a 1931 American musical film directed by Joe W. Coffman and starring Fernando Bertini, Alba Novella and Mario Valle. It is a filmed version of a stage performance of the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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