| The Anonymous Venetian | |
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| Directed by | Enrico Maria Salerno |
| Written by | Enrico Maria Salerno Giuseppe Berto |
| Produced by | Pio Angeletti Adriano De Micheli |
| Starring | Florinda Bolkan Tony Musante |
| Cinematography | Marcello Gatti |
| Edited by | Mario Morra |
| Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Anonimo Veneziano (English: The Anonymous Venetian) is a 1970 Italian drama film written and directed by the famous Italian actor Enrico Maria Salerno in his debut as a film director.[1] It starred American actor Tony Musante and Brazilian actress Florinda Bolkan.
The film is especially notable for its romantic musical score, composed by Stelvio Cipriani. In the movie's musical score there is also an Adagio, erroneously attributed to the Baroque Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello (31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739). In reality, the author of the D concerto for oboe and orchestra was his older brother Alessandro (1 February 1673 – 19 June 1747). In 1970, Frida Boccara recorded the song "Venise Va Mourir", the main theme of the film (French version, lyrics by Eddy Marnay), later performing it at the Cannes Film Festival. Tony Renis recorded it as "Anonimo veneziano" (English and Italian versions, 1970) and "Venise Va Mourir" (1971, French version). Singers Sergio Denis (1971), Fred Bongusto (1971), Ornella Vanoni (1971), and Nana Mouskouri (as "To Be the One You Love", 1973), also performed the piece.