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Good Morning Babylon ()

Good morning Babilonia (original title)
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After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After many adventures and near-disasters, they end up in Hollywood designing sets for D.W. Griffith and marry... See more »
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Nicola Bonnano
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Andrea Bonnano
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Edna Bonnano
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Mabel Bonnano (as Desiree Becker)
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Bonanno aka Babbo
Bérangère Bonvoisin ...
Mrs. Griffith
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Grass, Griffith's Production Manager
Brian Freilino ...
Thompson, Griffith's Assistant
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The Venetian
Massimo Venturiello ...
Duccio Bonnano
Andrea Prodan ...
Irish Cameraman
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D.W. Griffith
Dorotea Ausenda
Ugo Bencini
Daniel Bosch
Renzo Cantini
Marco Cavicchioli
Fiorenza D'Alessandro
Lionello Pio Di Savoia
Maurizio Fardo
Domenico Fiore
Mirio Guidelli
John Francis Lane
Ubaldo Lo Presti
Luciano Macherelli
Sandro Mallegni
Elio Marconato
Mauro Monni
Lamberto Petrecca
Antonio Russo
Giuseppe Scarcella
Leontine Snell ...
(as Leontine Snel)
Egidio Termine
Francesco Tola
Pino Tosca ...
(as Pinon Toska)

Directed by

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Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani

Written by

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Paolo Taviani ... (story) (screenplay) &
Vittorio Taviani ... (story) (screenplay)
 
Lloyd Fonvielle ... (based on an idea by)
 
Tonino Guerra ... (screenplay in collaboration with)

Produced by

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Milena Canonero ... associate producer
Caldecot Chubb ... associate producer
Giuliani G. De Negri ... producer
Lloyd Fonvielle ... associate producer
Marina Gefter ... associate producer (uncredited)
Marin Karmitz ... co-producer: France
Edward R. Pressman ... executive producer (as Edward Pressman)

Music by

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Nicola Piovani

Cinematography by

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Giuseppe Lanci ... director of photography

Editing by

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Roberto Perpignani

Editorial Department

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Dan Hoffman ... second assistant editor
Carmela Lombardi ... assistant editor
Mario Milani ... post-production

Casting By

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Jose Villaverde ... (casting: U.S.)

Production Design by

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Gianni Sbarra ... (art director)

Art Direction by

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Lorenzo D'Ambrosio ... assistant art director

Set Decoration by

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Massimo Spano ... (set dresser)

Costume Design by

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Lina Nerli Taviani

Makeup Department

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Gianfranco Mecacci ... key makeup artist
Mauro Meniconi ... assistant makeup artist
Maria Rizzo ... hair stylist
Mauro Tamagnini ... key hair stylist
Claudio Menicori ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Tommaso Calevi ... production supervisor
John Engel ... production supervisor: USA
Claudio Gaeta ... unit manager
Catherine Lapoujade ... production manager
Livia Leto ... unit manager
Grazia Volpi ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mimmola Girosi ... assistant director
Alessandro Valori ... assistant director

Art Department

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Franco Angeletti ... glass shot
Stefano Angeletti ... glass shot
Luciano Argento ... props
Ernesto Bedini ... props
Lorenzo D'Ambrosio ... assistant production designer
Vincenzo Forletta ... glass shot
Raffaello Giunta ... sculptures and models
Paolo Lazzari ... sculptures and models
Giovanni Passanisi ... assistant set dresser (as Gino Passanisi)
Vittorio Zitelli ... props (as Benito Zitelli)

Sound Department

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Fausto Ancillai ... sound mixer
Michael Billingsley ... production sound supervisor
Fernando Caso ... special sound effects
Alvaro Gramigna ... special sound effects
Maurizio Merli ... boom operator
Sandro Pallottini ... adr sound engineer
Carlo Palmieri ... sound recordist
Alessandro Peticca ... sound editor (as Sandro Peticca)
Giovanna Ritter ... assistant sound editor
Edmondo Gintili ... foley recordist (uncredited) / sound effects editor (uncredited)
Sergio Marcotulli ... sound technician (uncredited)
Novella Marcucci ... dubbing assistant (uncredited)
Primiano Muratori ... sound (uncredited)

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Massimo Cristofanelli ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Roberta Allegrini ... assistant camera
Roberto Belli ... chief electrician
Fabio Conversi ... camera operator
Jonathan Levine ... unit photographer: U.S.A.
François Manceaux ... assistant camera (as Francois Manceaux)
Umberto Montiroli ... still photographer
Giancarlo Serravalli ... key grip
Riccardo Serravalli ... grip (uncredited)
Fabrizio Vicari ... assistant camera
Giacomo Volpi ... lighting facilities

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Cristiana Bentivoglio ... costume assistant
Anna Nerli ... wardrober
Maura Zuccherofino ... seamstress

Music Department

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Sergio Marcotulli ... music sound mixer
Nicola Piovani ... music director

Script and Continuity Department

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Carla Vezzoso Taviani ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Mirella Agujaro ... assistant choreographer (as Mirella Aguiaro)
Alfredo Grassini ... production secretary
Mafalda Inguscio ... coordinating assistant
Gino Landi ... choreographer
Nino Lembo ... jewels: Rome
Gene Luotto ... dialogue consultant / subtitles
Mario Lupi ... administrator
Amelia Marconcini ... press attache
Danilo Martelli ... administrator
Fabrizio Toti ... production secretary
Frank von Kuegelgen ... dialogue coach
Mario Milani ... edition coordinator (uncredited)
Vincenzo Mosca ... film sales executive (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After many adventures and near-disasters, they end up in Hollywood designing sets for D.W. Griffith and marry beautiful actresses, but tragedy strikes with the arrival of World War I, which finds the brothers fighting on opposite sides... Written by Michael Brooke

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Taglines Once upon a time there were Andrea, Nicola and D.W. Griffith... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Good Morning Babylone (France)
  • Good Morning Babylon (United States)
  • Good Morning Babylon (World-wide, English title)
  • Good Morning, Babilonia (Argentina)
  • Bom Dia, Babilónia (Portugal)
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Trivia The epic silent movie that director D.W. Griffith was making in this film was Intolerance (1916). See more »
Goofs The director D.W. Griffith is sat into his car and looking outside the right window, attracted by the Italian Pavillion of the Universal Expo in San Francisco. He asks the driver to stop, gets down, walks around the car and, on the left side, looks again towards the Pavillion (that should have been on the right side) See more »
Movie Connections Features Intolerance (1916). See more »
Soundtracks La Gazza Ladra - Sinfonia See more »
Quotes D.W. Griffith: Never mind. Artists communicate through their work.
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