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79% Critic Match
La Strada
“Filmed in Italy - where it happened!”
7.9 / 10• 1954• 1h 55m•NR• Italian
Drama
Storyline
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
Cast & Crew
Giulietta Masina
Gelsomina
Lead
Anthony Quinn
Zampanò
Richard Basehart
Il 'Matto'
Aldo Silvani
Il Signor Giraffa
Marcella Rovere
La Vedova
LV
Livia Venturini
La Suorina
Pietro Ceccarelli
Innkeeper (uncredited)
GG
Giovanna Galli
Prostitute at the Inn (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Federico Fellini's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. La Strada is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
