L'Avventura

L'Avventura

A new adventure in filmmaking...

1960•2h 24m•7.5/10

DramaMysteryRomance

Ratings

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7.5/10(743)

Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.

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Production

Cino del Duca, Societé Cinématographique Lyre, Produzioni Cinematografiche Europee (P.C.E.)

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Monica Vitti

Monica Vitti

Claudia

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Sandro

Lea Massari

Lea Massari

Anna

Dominique Blanchar

Dominique Blanchar

Giulia

Renzo Ricci

Renzo Ricci

Anna's Father

James Addams

Corrado

Dorothy De Poliolo

Gloria Perkins

Lelio Luttazzi

Lelio Luttazzi

Raimondo

Giovanni Petrucci

Giovanni Petrucci

Prince Godfrey

Esmeralda Ruspoli

Esmeralda Ruspoli

Patrizia

Enrico Bologna

Franco Cimino

Giovanni Danesi

Photographer

Rita Molè

Renato Pinciroli

Renato Pinciroli

Zuria, the Journalist

Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa

Princess

Vincenzo Tranchina

Valeria Perri

Valeria Perri

Martina

Prof. Cucco

Ettore (uncredited)

Jack O'Connell

Old Man on the Island (uncredited)

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