The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
276 audience votes
Key crew
- Luchino ViscontiDirector
- Luchino ViscontiScreenplay
- Giuseppe De SantisScreenplay
- Mario AlicataScreenplay
- Alberto MoraviaScreenplay
- Antonio PietrangeliScreenplay
- Gianni PucciniScreenplay
Cast
- Clara CalamaiGiovanna Bragana
- Massimo GirottiGino Costa
- Dhia CristianiAnita
- Elio MarcuzzoThe Spaniard
- Vittorio DusePolice Officer
- Michele RiccardiniDon Remigio
- Juan de LandaGiuseppe Bragana
- Michele SakaraIl Bambino (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
adulterybased on novel or bookitaliangas stationitalyinnkeepermurdermechanicdrifterolder husbandcrime of passionneo realism