La Strada
Directed by Federico Fellini8.098%93%7.9
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.
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La Strada Trivia
La Strada was released on December 30, 1954.
La Strada was directed by Federico Fellini.
La Strada has a runtime of 1h 55m.
La Strada was produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti.
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.
The key characters in La Strada are Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), Il 'Matto' (Richard Basehart).
La Strada is rated Not Rated.
La Strada is a Drama film.
La Strada has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.
La Strada has made $41,362 at the box office.