Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

1964•1h 58m•7.6/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

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7.6/10(166)

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

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Production

Lux Film, Ultra Film, Vides Cinematografica, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Agnese Ascalone

Saro Urzì

Saro Urzì

Don Vincenzo Ascalone

Aldo Puglisi

Aldo Puglisi

Peppino Califano

Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Antonio Ascalone

Lola Braccini

Lola Braccini

Amalia Califano

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Barone Rizieri

Umberto Spadaro

Umberto Spadaro

il cugino di Ascalone

Paola Biggio

Matilde Ascalone

Rocco D'Assunta

Orlando Califano

Salvatore Fazio

Don Mariano

Oreste Palella

Maresciallo dei carabinieri Polenza

Lina Lagalla

Francesca Ascalone

Gustavo D'Arpe

Avvocato Ciarpetta

Rosetta Urzì

Consolata, la serva di casa Ascalone

Roberta Narbonne

Rosaura Ascalone

Vincenzo Licata

Pasquale Profumo

Attilio Martella

Il pretore

Adelino Campardo

Il brigadiere Bisigato

Italia Spadaro

Zia Carmela

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