The Genius and the Nightingale
1943, Italian. Directed by Guido Brignone.
A biopic of soprano Maria Malibran (1808–1836). A beautiful singer, Maria Malibran, is forced to turn to the stage after her husband takes to gambling, and goes to Paris where she falls in love with a famous violinist. When her money-seeking husband reappears, the couple go to London, where they find happiness. A composer falls in love with Maria but when his affections are unrequited, he becomes broken, takes to drinking and dies.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Guido BrignoneDirector
- Maria CebotariMaria Malibran
- Rossano BrazziCarlo de Beriot
- Rina MorelliAngelina
- Sylvia de BettiniEnrichetta Sontag
- Tina LattanziCast
- Renato CialenteConte Ernrsto Malibran
- Loris GizziGiovacchino Rossini
- Roberto BruniVincenzo Bellini
- Aldo SilvaniLuigi Lablache
- Armando MigliariDirettore del teatro lirico londinese
Details
- Released
- 20 January 1943
- Original title
- Maria Malibran
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Thea von Harbou, Tomaso Smith, Franco Riganti
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The Genius and the Nightingale runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Which OTT platform is The Genius and the Nightingale on?
The Genius and the Nightingale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 January 1943. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Genius and the Nightingale?
The Genius and the Nightingale (1943) was directed by Guido Brignone and stars Maria Cebotari, Rossano Brazzi, Rina Morelli.