The Divine Spark

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.

The Divine Spark
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Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Written by	Walter Reisch Richard Benson Emlyn Williams
Produced by	Arnold Pressburger
Starring	Marta Eggerth Phillips Holmes Benita Hume Donald Calthrop
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	June 1935 (1935-06)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

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

External links

• The Divine Spark at IMDb