Yes, Giorgio

Yes, Giorgio
Original film poster
Directed byFranklin J. Schaffner
Written byNorman Steinberg
Based onthe novel by Anne Piper
Produced byPeter Fetterman
Starring
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
Edited byMichael F. Anderson
Music byMichael J. Lewis
John Williams (songs)
Production
company
Distributed byMGM/UA Entertainment Company
Release date
  • September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24)
Running time
110 minutes
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
Budget$19 million or $15 million[1]
Box office$2.3 million

Yes, Giorgio is a 1982 American musical–comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti.[2][3] The film is based on the 1961 novel by Anne Piper.[4] Yes, Giorgio also stars Kathryn Harrold,[5] Eddie Albert,[3] Paola Borboni,[3] James Hong,[3] Joseph Mascolo,[6] Leona Mitchell,[7] Kurt Herbert Adler,[8] Emerson Buckley,[9] and Alexander Courage.[10] The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Norman Steinberg, and produced by Peter Fetterman.[2] Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was a major box-office bomb, losing an estimated $45 million.[11]

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  4. ^ Globe, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Berlin: De Gruyter Saur. p. 369. ISBN 978-3598114922.
  5. ^ Donahue, Deirdre (March 11, 1985). "Forget MacGruder—Kathryn Harrold Loves Her Mate Named Mo". People. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Stone, Natalie (December 9, 2016). "Joseph Mascolo, Days of Our LivesActor, Dies at 87". People. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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  8. ^ Collier 1983, p. 38.
  9. ^ "Emerson Buckley, 73, An Opera Conductor". The New York Times. November 20, 1989. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Courage, Alexander (Sandy)". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. State College, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  11. ^ Watling, Eve (Jul 23, 2018). "The biggest box office bombs of all time". Newsweek. Retrieved May 17, 2021.