An impoverished and naïve young woman, Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), is sold to a thuggish travelling entertainer, Zampanò (Anthony Quinn, The...
An impoverished and naïve young woman, Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), is sold to a thuggish travelling entertainer, Zampanò (Anthony Quinn, The Don is Dead). The pair traverse the Italian countryside performing together. But when Gelsomina befriends a kindred spirit who convinces Gelsomina to question her choices, the abusive Zampanò becomes jealous.
Directed and co-written by Federico Fellini (8½), this drama also stars Richard Basehart.
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La Strada | Details
Award winner- La Strada won Best Foreign Language Film at the 1954 Academy Awards and two awards at the 1954 Venice Film Festival, including the Silver Lion (Fellini).
- Runtime
- 108
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Italy
