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Stradivari 1988 Directed by Giacomo Battiato

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.

Country Italy
Production Country Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Release Date 28 September 1988
110 mins
Cast
Anthony Quinn Antonio Stradivari
Stefania Sandrelli Antonia Maria
Francesco Quinn Alessandro
Lorenzo Quinn Young Antonio Stradivari
Danny Quinn Francesco
Nicoletta Della Corte Prostitute in Tavern
Giovanni Morosi Servant (uncredited)