Italy / Jan 27, 1956
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Having become aware of her name, he finds out that she is his illegitimate daughter of whom he knew nothing. He tries to secretly help Elena, who has fallen in love with the car mechanic Gianni. But that only creates mistrust. When Guerrini's worthless nephew harasses the girl, the situation is dramatically worse.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La risaia |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Excelsa Film, Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica |
| Release date | 27 gennaio 1956 |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti |
| Writer | Ennio De Concini, Aldo De Benedetti, Carlo Musso |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Cinematography | Luciano Trasatti, Franco Villa |
| Assistant directors | Silvio Amadio, Raffaello Matarazzo, Rometta Pietrostefani |
| Camera operators | Franco Villa, Luciano Trasatti |
| Additional photography | Franco Villa, Luciano Trasatti |
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| Production design | Enrico Cervelli, Gino Brosio |
| Art direction | Enrico Cervelli, Gino Brosio |
| Set decoration | Gino Brosio, Enrico Cervelli |
| Music | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Mario Morigi |
| Sound | Mario Morigi, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Costume design | Giulia Mafai, Carlo Sindici, Adimaro Sala |
| Makeup | Adimaro Sala, Carlo Sindici, Giulia Mafai |
| Hairstyling | Carlo Sindici, Giulia Mafai, Adimaro Sala |
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