La Strada

La Strada

Filmed in Italy - where it happened!

1954•1h 55m•7.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.9/10(1K)

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.

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Production

Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Giulietta Masina

Giulietta Masina

Gelsomina

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Zampanò

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Il 'Matto'

Aldo Silvani

Aldo Silvani

Il Signor Giraffa

Marcella Rovere

Marcella Rovere

La Vedova

Livia Venturini

La Suorina

Pietro Ceccarelli

Pietro Ceccarelli

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Giovanna Galli

Prostitute at the Inn (uncredited)

Gustavo Giorgi

(uncredited)

Yami Kamadeva

Prostitute (uncredited)

Mario Passante

Mario Passante

Waiter (uncredited)

Anna Primula

Gelsomina's Mother (uncredited)

Alexandre Trannoy

Juggler (uncredited)

Goffredo Unger

Goffredo Unger

Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited)

Nazzareno Zamperla

Nazzareno Zamperla

Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited)

Arnoldo Foà

Arnoldo Foà

Zampanò (Voice) (Uncredited)

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