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La Strada ()

La strada (original title)
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A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 5 nominations.
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Zampanò
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Gelsomina
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Il matto
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Colombaioni detto 'Signor Giraffa'
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La vedova
Livia Venturini ...
La suorina
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Pietro Ceccarelli ...
Il proprietario dell'osteria (uncredited)
Giovanna Galli ...
La prostututa all'osteria (uncredited)
Gustavo Giorgi ...
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Yami Kamadeva ...
Un prostituta (uncredited)
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Il cameriere (uncredited)
Anna Primula ...
La madre di Gelsomina (uncredited)
Alexandre Trannoy ...
Il giocoliere (uncredited)
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Un uomo che trattiene Zampano (uncredited)
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Un uomo che trattiene Zampano (uncredited)

Directed by

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Federico Fellini

Written by

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Federico Fellini ... (story and screenplay) &
Tullio Pinelli ... (story and screenplay)
 
Tullio Pinelli ... (dialogue)
 
Ennio Flaiano ... (screenplay collaborator) (as Ennio Flajano)

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Dino De Laurentiis ... producer
Carlo Ponti ... producer

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Nino Rota ... (music by)

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Otello Martelli ... director of photography
Carlo Carlini ... director of photography (uncredited)

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Leo Catozzo ... film editor (as Leo Cattozzo)

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Lina Caterini ... assistant editor

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Mario Ravasco ... (uncredited)

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Enrico Cervelli ... (as E. Cervelli)
Brunello Rondi ... artistic art director

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Margherita Marinari ... (uncredited)

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Eligio Trani ... makeup artist (as E. Trani)
Dante Trani ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Angelo Cittadini ... production supervisor
Danilo Fallani ... production supervisor
Luigi Giacosi ... production supervisor
Giorgio Morra ... production supervisor

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Moraldo Rossi ... assistant director

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Otello Mauro Innocenti ... poster artist
Paolo Nuzzi ... assistant art director

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R. Boggio ... sound
Aldo Calpini ... sound (as A. Calpini)

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Ivan Tozzi ... digital color grading restoration

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Roberto Gerardi ... cameraman (as Roberto Girardi)
A. Piatti ... still photographer

Music Department

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Franco Ferrara ... music conducted by

Additional Crew

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Marcello Partini ... laboratories owner
Peter Riethof ... director: Trans Lux English language version
Narciso Vicario ... production secretary (as Narciso Vicari)
Carol Vogel ... director: Trans Lux English language version (as Carol)
Herman G. Weinberg ... title designer: English titles
Nino Bonanni ... italian voice dubbing: Pietro Ceccarelli (uncredited)
Alfredo Censi ... italian voice dubbing: Mario Passante (uncredited)
Marina Dolfin ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
Franca Dominici ... italian voice dubbing: Anna Primula (uncredited)
Arnoldo Foà ... italian voice dubbing: Anthony Quinn (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco ... italian voice dubbing: Aldo Silvani (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi ... italian voice dubbing: Richard Basehart (uncredited)
Giotto Tempestini ... italian voice dubbing (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 a tight-rope walker who convinces Gelsomina to question her choices. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines You've been hearing about a great picture called La Strada (The Road)...now it is here! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La Strada (United States)
  • La calle (United States, Spanish title)
  • La Strada (Canada, English title)
  • The Road (United States)
  • La Strada (United Kingdom)
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  • 108 min
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Trivia Anthony Quinn was working on a film with Giulietta Masina (Donne Proibite - 1954) when she introduced him to her husband, Federico Fellini. He was immediately convinced that the Mexican-born actor would make the perfect Zampanò the strongman in his new film, which was to become La Strada (1954), and implored him to accept the role. The nonplussed actor, who had no idea who Fellini was, initially turned him down, but Fellini was persistent, pestering him for days about the project. Shortly thereafter, Quinn spent the evening with Ingrid Bergman and her husband, director Roberto Rossellini. After dinner, the three watched Fellini's most recent film, the comedy-drama I Vitelloni (1953), and Quinn realized with astonishment that the crazy Italian filmmaker who had been hounding him for days was a genius. See more »
Goofs When Zampanò meets The Fool while he is repairing a flat tire on his car, the left front wheel is removed and the car is jacked. Right after the altercation, when Zampanò pushes The Fool's car, the wheel rim is back and not jacked anymore. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into La monnaie de l'absolu (1999). See more »
Soundtracks La Strada Love Theme See more »
Quotes The Fool: If you won't stay with him, who will? I'm an ignorant man, but I've read a book or two. You may not believe it, but everything in this world has a purpose. Even this pebble, for example.
Gelsomina: Which one?
The Fool: This one. Any one. But even this one has a purpose.
Gelsomina: What's its purpose?
The Fool: Its purpose is - how should I know? If I knew, I'd be...
Gelsomina: Who?
The Fool: The Almighty, who knows everything. When you're born. When you die. Who knows? No, I don't know what this pebble's purpose is, but it must have one, because if this pebble has no purpose, then everything is pointless. Even the stars! At least, I think so. And you too. You have a purpose too.
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