The Firebird (1952 film)

The Firebird (Eldfågeln, L'uccello di fuoco) is a 1952 Swedish-Italian musical drama film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film is inspired by The Red Shoes by Powell and Pressburger.

Plot summary
A famous Italian tenor gets an offer to make a guest appearance in Sweden, but is unwilling to go, until he sees a Swedish dance film with the beautiful ballerina Linda Corina. He travels to the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and falls in love with her. And so, a passionate and colourful drama begins.

Cast

 * Tito Gobbi as Mario Vanni, Italian operasinger
 * Ellen Rasch as Linda Corina, prima ballerina
 * Eva Henning as Alice Lund
 * Bengt Blomgren as Frank
 * Georg Rydeberg as Jascha Sacharowitch
 * Åke Falck as Spinky, Vannis impresario
 * Märta Arbin as Frank's mother
 * Alan Blair as Johan A. Sjöberg, Lindas doctor
 * Märta Dorff as Seamstress at the Operan
 * Gull Natorp as Tilda, dresser at the Operan
 * Björn Holmgren as John, Dancer
 * Gun Skoogberg as Dancer
 * Maurice Béjart as Alex, Dancer