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La strada (1954)
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A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. Director:Federico Fellini |
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Title: La strada (1954)
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Anthony Quinn | ... |
Zampanò
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Giulietta Masina | ... | |
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Richard Basehart | ... |
Il Matto - The Fool
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Aldo Silvani | ... |
Signor Giraffa
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Marcella Rovere | ... |
La Vedova
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Livia Venturini | ... |
La Suorina
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Sad story of a waif, Gelsomina, who is sold by her mother to Zampano for 10,000 lire and a few kilos of food. Zampano is a traveling showman who exhibits feats of strength by breaking a chain wrapped around his chest. He performs in village squares and then passes the hat for whatever the normally small crowd is prepared to give. He teaches Gelsomina a drum roll as part of his introduction. He doesn't treat her well and when she tries to run away, he beats her. They eventually join a small traveling circus where they meet Il Matto but a disagreement leads to tragedy. Zampano eventually abandons the girl and it's only many years later that he learns of her fate. Written by garykmcd
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You've been hearing about a great picture called La Strada (The Road)...now it is here!Genres:
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Country:
ItalyLanguage:
ItalianRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Lied der Straße See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Gelsomina: Which one?
The Fool: Anyone. It is useful.
Gelsomina: What for?
The Fool: For... I don't know. If I knew I'd be the Almighty, who knows all. When you are born and when you die... Who knows? I don't know for what this pebble is useful but it must be useful. For if its useless, everything is useless. So are the stars!
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(1954) (uncredited)
Music by Nino Rota and Michele Galdieri
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Anthony Quinn said in an interview a few years before his death that he originally accepted a deal that would have paid him a percentage of the profits this film generated instead of an upfront salary. When his agent found out about it, the agent changed the deal and insisted an upfront salary and no percentage. Quinn said that decision cost him several million dollars. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Gelsomina leaves Zampanò, she walks by the road and sits down on the roadside near a small group of trees (about 4-5 m away). When the trio of musicians marches past, she appears to have moved back down the road as the height and appearance of the roadside behind her have changed and it takes the musicians, with Gelsomina following, some time to reach the point where the trees are. See more »Quotes
The Fool: I am ignorant, but I read books. You won't believe it, everything is useful... this pebble for instance.Gelsomina: Which one?
The Fool: Anyone. It is useful.
Gelsomina: What for?
The Fool: For... I don't know. If I knew I'd be the Almighty, who knows all. When you are born and when you die... Who knows? I don't know for what this pebble is useful but it must be useful. For if its useless, everything is useless. So are the stars!
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Soundtracks
"Down a Lonely Road"(1954) (uncredited)
Music by Nino Rota and Michele Galdieri
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