La Strada
8.0
“Filmed in Italy - where it happened!”
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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Cast
16 people
Giulietta Masina
Gelsomina
Known for
Nights of Cabiria
Juliet of the Spirits
Anthony Quinn
Zampanò
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Richard Basehart
Matto
Known for
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Moby Dick
Aldo Silvani
Mr. Giraffa
Known for
Nights of Cabiria
Beat the Devil
Marcella Rovere
Widow
Also in
The Last Days of Pompeii
Livia Venturini
Nun
Known for
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Love in the City
Pietro Ceccarelli
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Known for
The Boss
Endgame
Giovanna Galli
Prostitute at Inn (uncredited)
Gustavo Giorgi
(uncredited)
Also in
An American in Rome
Totò all'inferno
Yami Kamadeva
Prostitute (uncredited)
Also in
Francis the Smuggler
Mario Passante
Waiter (uncredited)
Known for
Nights of Cabiria
Black Sunday
Anna Primula
Gelsomina's Mother (uncredited)
Known for
The White Sheik
Federico Fellini Director · Tullio Pinelli Screenplay Nino Rota Composer
United States release July 16, 1956 · Produced in Italy
Production
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1954
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 23, 1954
Theatrical · Milan
United States · July 16, 1956
Theatrical
Australia
June 10, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Belgium
October 7, 1955 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Czechia
January 15, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
Denmark
November 16, 1955 · Theatrical
March 4, 1960 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
March 11, 1955 · Theatrical
November 28, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
May 17, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored 4K Version)
Germany
August 28, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 13, 1961 · Theatrical · East Germany
Italy
October 1, 1954 · Theatrical · Rome
October 28, 1954 · Theatrical · Turin
Japan
May 25, 1957 · Theatrical
September 28, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
July 31, 1980 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 8, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Norway
December 31, 1954 · Theatrical
Poland
December 30, 1954 · Theatrical
July 20, 2007 · Premiere · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
October 10, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
September 22, 1955 · Theatrical
August 13, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
November 1, 2021 · TV · RTP 2
Russia
April 24, 1967 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 26, 1954 · Premiere · Italian Film Week London
July 28, 1994 · Physical · VHS
November 9, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 19, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
June 19, 2017 · Digital
June 19, 2017 · Physical
XC
May 11, 1962 · Theatrical
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