Tonelli_(film) References

Tonelli
Tonelli
Directed by	Victor Tourjansky
Written by	Emil Burri; Viktor Tourjansky;
Produced by	Georg Witt
Starring	Ferdinand Marian; Winnie Markus; Mady Rahl;
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Edited by	Werner Jacobs
Music by	Lothar Brühne
Production; company	Bavaria Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date	12 July 1943;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Tonelli is a 1943 German drama film directed by Victor Tourjansky and starring Ferdinand Marian, Winnie Markus and Mady Rahl.^[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and at the Deutsches Theater in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It is a circus film, a popular genre in Germany during the war years.

Synopsis

Circus performer Tonio Tonelli discovers his wife Maja having an affair with his colleague Tino. Tonio goes away, and slowly rebuilds his career before meeting tightrope walker Nelly. The two become a popular sensation, which leads his estranged wife to try and force him back into a partnership with her through blackmail. When she is found dead, Tonio is the obvious suspect for her murder.

Cast

Ferdinand Marian as Tonio Tonelli aka Joro, Artist
Winnie Markus as Nelly, 'Königin der Luft' Joros Partnerin
Mady Rahl as Maja, Drahtseilartistin, Frau von Tonio
Albert Hehn as Tino, Drahtseilartist
Nikolaus Kolin as Janko, Musik-Clown
Josef Sieber as Tom, 'Cowboy' beim Wanderzirkus 'Cortrelli'
Leo Peukert as Zirkusdirektor Cortelli
Ernst Karchow as Prosecutor
Wastl Witt as Agent Bauer
Albert Lippert as Kommissar
Lutz Götz as Der Theaterdirektor
José Held as Romero, Artist, Freund Tonellis
Anni Trautner as Die Wirtin
Eva Wagner as Marietta, Tonellis Töchterchen
Helga Warnecke as Adala, die Artistin mit der Hundenummer
Rudolf Ederer
Peter Strunk as Ein Artist im Deutschen Theater, Freund Tonellis
Angelo Ferrari as Francesco, ein italienischer Artist
Karl Hanft as Der Paßkontrolleur im Zug
Else Kündinger as Frau Dr. Martin, Leiterin des Kinderheims
Erik Ode as Der Sekretär des Theateragenten Bauer
Joseph Offenbach as Der Theaterinspizient
Friedrich Ohse as Ein Angestellter im Deutschen Theater
Paul Rehkopf
Rudolf Reiff as Der Gerichtsvorsitzende
Ernst Stimmel as Ein Kriminalbeamter
Michael von Newlinsky as Der Ober im Cafe
Paul Wagner as Prosecutor's Begleiter
Arthur Wiesner as Der beisitzende Richter, der Majas Brief vorliest

References

^ Bock& Bergfelder p. 346

Bibliography

Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

Tonelli at IMDb

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[1] Bock& Bergfelder p. 346

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