Tosca

Tosca

117 mins | Music | April 28, 1976

Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccini's Tosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts like the meatiest of Hollywood films noir. And unlike most operas, these three acts are set in three very specific Roman locales. Thus this 1976 film takes place in the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle (Act 1), the Palazzo Farnese (Act 2), and the Castel Sant'Angelo (Act 3).

Tosca

117 mins | Music | April 28, 1976

Tosca
Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccini's Tosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts like the meatiest of Hollywood films noir. And unlike most operas, these three acts are set in three very specific Roman locales. Thus this 1976 film takes place in the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle (Act 1), the Palazzo Farnese (Act 2), and the Castel Sant'Angelo (Act 3).
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Deutsche Grammophon
Original title Tosca
Directors Gianfranco De Bosio
Writers Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa

Cast

Raina Kabaivanska

as Floria Tosca

Plácido Domingo

as Mario Cavaradossi

Sherrill Milnes

as Il barone Scarpia

Giancarlo Luccardi

as Cesare Angelotti

Mario Ferrara

as Spoletta

Alfredo Mariotti

as Sagrestano

Bruno Bartoletti

as Conductor