Tony Palmer Director Robert Stephens Giacomo Puccini Actor Virginia McKenna Elvira Actor Judith Howarth Doria, Liu Actor Robert Urquhart Doria's Father Actor Bill Fraser Fucini, the Lawyer Actor William Squire Giacchi, the Doctor Actor Peter Woodthorpe Umberto Manfredi Actor Andrew Cruickshank Father Michelucci Actor Charles Wood Screenwriter Simon Channing Williams Producer Michael Kustow Executive Producer Reiner Moritz Executive Producer, Film Editing Nicholas D. Knowland Cinematographer Kenneth Carey Production Design Elizabeth Waller Costume Design