Italy / Feb 25, 1954
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A prostitute goes on vacation to a beach resort with her young daughter (who's being schooled by nuns). Everything is cheerful and pleasant at the seashore; the customers at the hotel think she's a poor widow - she always wears black - and treat her like a lady. But when one of her former clients arrives, her carefree days on the beach are numbered.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nico Pepe | ex-fumatore magro |
| Mara Berni | signora Marini |
| Nada Fiorelli | Ester |
| Rosy Mazzacurati | signora snob |
| Valeria Moriconi | Gughi, l'esistenzialista |
| Elly Norden | signora inglese |
| Anna Gabriella Pisani | Caterina Mentorsi, figlia di Anna Maria |
| Marcella Rovena | Luigina, moglie di Roberto |
| Enrico François | complice della Contessa Azzurra |
| Maria Pia Trepaoli | villeggiante |
| Bruno Bettiol | Bruno Albertocchi |
| Mario Bettiol | un bambino |
| Sandro Bianchi | un bagnante |
| Georges Bréhat | marito della signora inglese |
| Marco Ferreri | ex-fumatore grasso |
| Ennio Girolami | Riccardo |
| Enrico Glori | direttore dell'Hotel Palace |
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| Giancarlo Zarfati | bambino che raccoglie bottiglie |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La spiaggia |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gamma Film, Titanus |
| Release date | 25 febbraio 1954 |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo |
| Writer | Alberto Lattuada, Charles Spaak, Rodolfo Sonego, Luigi Malerba |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Cinematography | Mario Craveri, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Giovanni Raffaldi |
| Assistant directors | Jean Blondel, Aldo Buzzi, Luciana Momigliano, Emilio P. Miraglia, Alberto Lattuada |
| Camera operators | Giovanni Raffaldi, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Mario Craveri |
| Additional photography | Giovanni Battista Poletto, Giovanni Raffaldi, Mario Craveri |
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| Production design | Maurizio Chiari, Dario Cecchi |
| Art direction | Maurizio Chiari, Dario Cecchi |
| Set decoration | Maurizio Chiari, Dario Cecchi |
| Music | Piero Piccioni, Ercole Pace, Eraldo Giordani |
| Sound | Ercole Pace, Eraldo Giordani, Piero Piccioni |
| Costume design | Dario Cecchi, Maurizio Serra, Amato Garbini, Adriana Cassini |
| Makeup | Amato Garbini, Adriana Cassini, Dario Cecchi, Maurizio Serra |
| Hairstyling | Amato Garbini, Adriana Cassini, Dario Cecchi, Maurizio Serra |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Apr 24, 1954
Portugal / Feb 02, 1955
United Kingdom / Apr 21, 1955 / (Rated X)
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