Abandoned
6.9
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.
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Cast
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Lucia Bosè
Lucia
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Isa Miranda
Contessa Luisa
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Jean-Pierre Mocky
Andrea
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Goliarda Sapienza
Lucia's Aunt
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Anthony Steffen
Carlo
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Leonardo Botta
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Giuliano Montaldo
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Ivy Nicholson
Andrea's Girlfriend
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Fernando Birri
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Franco Lantieri
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Giulio Paradisi
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8½
Francesco Maselli Director · Eriprando Visconti Screenplay Ageo Savioli Screenplay
First release September 7, 1955 · Produced in Italy · Languages German, Italian
Production
CVC
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Gli sbandati
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 12, 1958 · Theatrical
May 4, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 9, 2016 · Physical · DVD
March 28, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
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