As a boy the orphan Antonio Stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice. He tried to construct a violin and attracted the attention of Niccolò Amati, a famous lutist of Cremona. Antonio became apprentice in his bottega (workshop). Grown up, he fell in love for Francesca and he succeeded in marrying her. Afterwards he became more and more famous for his violins and he was granted a diploma from the king of Spain. After the death of his wife he was almost forced to marry again. He was chosen by Antonia Maria and it will be a happy marriage. In the background we have a look at the history of Northern Italy during the seventeenth century.
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Cast
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Anthony Quinn
Antonio Stradivari
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Stefania Sandrelli
Antonia Maria
Known for
The Key
Parthenope
Valérie Kaprisky
Francesca
Known for
Chronicles of the Sun
Breathless
Francesco Quinn
Alessandro
Known for
Platoon
Zen
Lorenzo Quinn
Young Antonio Stradivari
Also in
Dali
Terra de canons
Danny Quinn
Francesco
Known for
Band of the Hand
Nicoletta Della Corte
Prostitute in Tavern
Known for
Splendor
Giovanni Morosi
Servant (uncredited)
Also in
Vieni avanti cretino
Peccati a Venezia
Giacomo Battiato Director · Ernesto Gastaldi Screenplay Vittorio Salerno Screenplay
First release September 28, 1988 · Produced in Italy
Production
Italy
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 28, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
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