France / May 15, 1960 / Cannes Film Festival
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2h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lelio Luttazzi | Raimondo |
| Giovanni Petrucci | Prince Godfrey |
| Esmeralda Ruspoli | Patrizia |
| Enrico Bologna | |
| Franco Cimino | |
| Giovanni Danesi | Photographer |
| Rita Molè | |
| Renato Pinciroli | Zuria, the Journalist |
| Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa | Princess |
| Vincenzo Tranchina | |
| Valeria Perri | Martina |
| Prof. Cucco | Ettore (uncredited) |
| Jack O'Connell | Old Man on the Island (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaMysteryRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'avventura |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, English |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cino del Duca, Societé Cinématographique Lyre, Produzioni Cinematografiche Europee (P.C.E.) |
| Release date | 14 settembre 1960 |
| Production | Amato Pennasilico |
| Writer | Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Elio Bartolini |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma, Marcella Benvenuti |
| Cinematography | Aldo Scavarda, Luigi Kuveiller, Enrico Appetito |
| Assistant directors | Franco Indovina, Gianni Arduini, Jack O'Connell, Michelangelo Antonioni, Elvira D'Amico |
| Camera operators | Luigi Kuveiller, Aldo Scavarda, Enrico Appetito |
| Additional photography | Aldo Scavarda, Luigi Kuveiller, Enrico Appetito |
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| Production design | Piero Poletto |
| Art direction | Piero Poletto |
| Set decoration | Piero Poletto |
| Music | Giovanni Fusco, Claudio Maielli, Fausto Ancillai, Nino Renda, Paolo Ketoff |
| Sound | Claudio Maielli, Giovanni Fusco, Fausto Ancillai, Nino Renda, Paolo Ketoff |
| Costume design | Adriana Berselli, Giuseppe Peruzzi, Galileo Mandini |
| Makeup | Giuseppe Peruzzi, Adriana Berselli, Galileo Mandini |
| Hairstyling | Giuseppe Peruzzi, Adriana Berselli, Galileo Mandini |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Sep 01, 1961 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan / Jan 15, 2002 / Grande Retrospettiva del Cinema Italiano
Limited release
Portugal / Feb 06, 1972 / Cineclube do Porto
Russia / Mar 27, 1990 / Moscow (Retrospective of Tonino Guerra)
Greece / Oct 27, 2022 / Greek Film Archive
Theatrical release
France / Sep 14, 1960 / TP
Italy / Sep 29, 1960
United Kingdom / Nov 24, 1960 / London
Germany / Feb 07, 1961 / 18 / Western Germany
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United States / Mar 04, 1961 / NR
Sweden / Oct 16, 1961 / 15
Finland / Oct 20, 1961 / K-16
Netherlands / Dec 14, 1961 / 18
Japan / Jan 30, 1962 / G
Mexico / Nov 07, 1963 / A
Spain / May 12, 1969
Portugal / Oct 16, 1969 / Porto
Türkiye / Feb 12, 2026 / 13A
Russia / Mar 05, 2026
Physical media
Netherlands / May 19, 2009 / AL / DVD
Poland / Dec 12, 2014 / Bluray
Brazil / May 09, 2016 / DVD
TV
Portugal / Apr 20, 2022 / RTP 1 (Restored Version)
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