Italy / Jul 02, 1977 / (Spoleto Film Festival) (premiere)
2h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A young writer is trapped between his awful actress mother and the knowledge that he has only a mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no force of character.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il gabbiano |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RAI, Italtelevisionfilm |
| Release date | 2 luglio 1977 |
| Production | Lù Leone, Roberto Levi, Enzo Porcelli |
| Writer | Anton Chekhov, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Lù Leone, Marco Bellocchio, Angelo Maria Ripellino |
| Editing | Silvano Agosti, Rita Algeri, Carla Fedele |
| Cinematography | Tonino Nardi, Fernando Campiotti, Saverio Diamante, Mario Savini |
| Assistant directors | Stefano Rulli, Donata Gallo, Marco Bellocchio |
| Lighting | Alberico Novelli |
| Camera operators | Saverio Diamante, Tonino Nardi, Fernando Campiotti, Mario Savini |
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| Additional photography | Tonino Nardi, Fernando Campiotti, Saverio Diamante, Mario Savini |
| Production design | Amedeo Fago, Giovanni Dionisi-Vici, Bruno Tamperla, Paolo Tarquini, Mario Valentini |
| Art direction | Amedeo Fago, Giovanni Dionisi-Vici, Bruno Tamperla, Paolo Tarquini, Mario Valentini |
| Set decoration | Giovanni Dionisi-Vici, Amedeo Fago, Bruno Tamperla, Paolo Tarquini, Mario Valentini |
| Music | Nicola Piovani, Adriano Taloni, Remo Ugolinelli, Gianni Zampagni |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani, Adriano Taloni, Remo Ugolinelli, Gianni Zampagni |
| Costume design | Gabriella Pescucci, Mario Di Salvio, Marcello Longhi, Alvaro Rossi, Anita Cavallari |
| Makeup | Mario Di Salvio, Gabriella Pescucci, Marcello Longhi, Alvaro Rossi, Anita Cavallari |
| Hairstyling | Gabriella Pescucci, Mario Di Salvio, Marcello Longhi, Alvaro Rossi, Anita Cavallari |
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