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Madame Butterfly (1954 film)

Madame Butterfly () is a 1954 musical film directed by Carmine Gallone, based on the 1904 opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It stars Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi, and Michiko Tanaka, with their singing voices dubbed by professional opera singers. The film was an international co-produciton between Italian producer Angelo Rizzoli and Japanese studio Toho.

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Production

Madame Butterfly was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome between October and December 1954.

Release

Madame Butterfly was distributed theatrically in Japan on 3 June 1955. It was released in the United States by I.F.E. in Italian with English subtitles on 23 April 1956. It was reissued in 1970 by Cinemation Industries.

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