Overview
Esterina, a young war orphan, joins two truck drivers, Gino and Piero, on their trips along Northern Italy. She wants to find her luck in the big city, but her dreams turn into disappointing experiences. She falls in love with Gino but he is not interested in her, until she disappears...
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Roberto Gerardi
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ennio De ConciniScreenplay
- Giorgio ArlorioStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 9, 1959
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy
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Cast
Carla GravinaEsterina
Geoffrey HorneGino
Domenico ModugnoPiero- Anna Maria Avetamoglie di Piero
- Giorgina Goletti
- Virgilio Gottardi
Silvana Jachinopadrona di casa- Greta Lars
Mario Mazzamotociclista profittatore
Sandro Merlicapo dell'officina
Laura Nucciadescatrice al bar
Raimondo Van Rielsignore sfrattato- Mirco TestiMagazziniere (uncredited)
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