Il maestro di violino

The violin teacher at the Perugia Conservatory in Italy is loved by his female pupils and the rich ladies in town. Later we learn that he was a great concert soloist and had to give up his career because of his drunkard wife.

Cast

Domenico Modugno

as Giovannni Russo

Rena Niehaus

as contessina Laura di Sansevero

Elisabetta Virgili

as Agnese

Juliette Mayniel

as contessa Margherita di Sansevero

Daniela Ich

Patrizia Costa

Rita Forzano

Augusta Di Vincenzi

as Spectatress with binoculars (uncredited)

Richard Dunne

as Porter (uncredited)

Jill Pratt

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