Abandoned (1955)
Gli sbandati
A group of rich young intellectuals hiding from the war in rural Italy play at being partisans when some disbanded soldiers and some refugees ask them for shelter in their villa. The young and aristocratic Andrea strikes up a friendship with a peasant girl, Lucia. Then the Germans suddenly appear, looking for the real partisans, and the time comes for serious decisions.
- Date of release
- 1955-09-07
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, War, Romance
- Director
- Francesco Maselli
Casting
- Lucia Bosè — Lucia
- Isa Miranda — Contessa Luisa
- Jean-Pierre Mocky — Andrea
- Goliarda Sapienza — Lucia's Aunt
- Anthony Steffen — Carlo
- Leonardo Botta — Ferruccio
- Marco Guglielmi — Scattered Soldier's Office
- Giuliano Montaldo — Scattered Soldier from Tuscany
- Ivy Nicholson — Andrea's Girlfriend
- Fernando Birri — Scattered Soldiers' Lieutenant
- Franco Lantieri — Scattered Soldier from Veneto
- Giulio Paradisi
Interesting facts
Abandoned is a 1955 Italian drama film set during World War II directed by Francesco Maselli. It was Maselli's feature film debut.
Production
The villa featured in the film was owned by the conductor Arturo Toscanini. It is located in the comune of Ripalta Guerina near Cremona, northern Italy.
The music, written and conducted by Giovanni Fusco, was orchestrated by Ennio Morricone, then Fusco's assistant.
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