The Divine Spark

1935 film

Walter Reisch
Richard Benson
Emlyn Williams

Produced byArnold PressburgerStarring

Marta Eggerth
Phillips Holmes
Benita Hume
Donald Calthrop

CinematographyFranz PlanerEdited byFernando TropeaMusic byWilly Schmidt-Gentner

Production
company

Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana

Distributed byGaumont British Distributors

Release date

June 1935 (1935-06)

Running time

82 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Divine Spark is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop.^[1] An Italian-language version Casta Diva was shot simultaneously.^[2] Both films were made at the Tirrenia Studios in Italy.

Cast

Marta Eggerth as Maddalena Fumaroli
Phillips Holmes as Vincenzo Bellini
Benita Hume as Giuditta Pasta
Donald Calthrop as Judge Fumaroli
Arthur Margetson as Ernesto Tosi
Edmund Breon as Gioacchino Rossini
Basil Gill as Romanie
Hugh Miller as Niccolo Paganini
Edward Chapman as Saverio Mercadante
John Clements as Fiorino
John Deverell as King
Felix Aylmer as Butler
Peter Gawthorne as Felice Romani

References

^ "The Divine Spark (1935)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
^ "CASTA DIVA (1935)". Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.

External links

The Divine Spark at IMDb

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