The Beautiful Summer
6.7
A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?
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Cast
25 people
Senta Berger
Manuela
Known for
Welcome to Hartmanns
The Treasure of San Gennaro
John Richardson
Vittorio
Known for
Black Sunday
One Million Years B.C.
Sergio Martino
Also in
L'allenatore nel pallone
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Luciano Martino
Giancarlo Ferrando
Alesssandro Cocco
Marco
Also in
Syndicate Sadists
Maurizio Pastrovich
Caterina Boratto
The Princess
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
8½
Daniele Alabiso
Sauro Scavolini
Mario Erpichini
Giorgio Savona
Known for
The Two Missionaries
Spasmo
Franco Calabrese
Sergio Martino Director · Sauro Scavolini Story Alberto Pomeranz Composer
First release November 20, 1974 · Produced in Italy · Original title La bellissima estate
Production
Dania Film
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La bellissima estate
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · November 20, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
December 28, 1978
Japan
September 27, 1975
Philippines
June 13, 1978 · Davao
Türkiye
April 24, 1978
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