prison,dying and death,rage and hate,unsociability,circus,authority,in love with enemy,wave,sadness,road trip,single,revenge

La Strada (1954)

Poster for La Strada

Filmed in Italy - where it happened!

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Federico Fellini
  • Profile picture of Anthony Quinn
    Zampanò Anthony Quinn
  • Profile picture of Giulietta Masina
    Gelsomina Giulietta Masina
  • Profile picture of Richard Basehart
    Il 'Matto' Richard Basehart
  • Profile picture of Aldo Silvani
    Il Signor Giraffa Aldo Silvani
  • Profile picture of Marcella Rovere
    La Vedova Marcella Rovere
  • Profile picture of Pietro Ceccarelli
    Innkeeper (uncredited) Pietro Ceccarelli
  • Profile picture of Mario Passante
    Waiter (uncredited) Mario Passante
  • Profile picture of Goffredo Unger
    Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited) Goffredo Unger

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Keywords

  • prison
  • dying and death
  • rage and hate
  • unsociability
  • circus
  • authority
  • in love with enemy
  • wave
  • sadness
  • road trip
  • single
  • revenge