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Tosca (1956)

Tosca poster
Directed by
Carmine Gallone
Genre
musical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In 19th century Rome, a singer and her lover are caught in a web of political intrigue and a police chief's sinister desires. The story follows their desperate struggle against tyranny and betrayal.

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What happens

Tosca is a 1956 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Franca Duval, Afro Poli and Franco Corelli. It is based on the 1900 opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, which was adapted from the 1887 play by Victorien Sardou. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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