Woman of the River

Overview

When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police officer Enzo Cinti, who loves Nives, traces her to the Po River cane-fields, where she is working as a cutter to support herself and an infant son, and warns her that Gino has escaped from prison and is seeking revenge. She rejects his offer to protect her. Gino finds Nives, mourning the drowning death of their son. He surrenders himself to the police and then walks at Nives' side in the funeral procession.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 29, 1954

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

France, Italy

Production

Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica,Excelsa Film,Les Films du Centaure

Cast

Mimmo Palmara,Rik Battaglia,Franco Polegatti,Enrico Olivieri,Sophia Loren,Maria Conventi,Lise Bourdin,Gérard Oury,Guido Celano,Nino Marchettiand 1 more

Director

Mario Soldati

Writer

Pier Paolo Pasolini,Antonio Altoviti,Mario Soldati,Ennio Flaiano,Giorgio Bassani,Basilio Franchina,Florestano Vancini,Alberto Moravia

Producer

Carlo Ponti,Basilio Franchina,Dino De Laurentiis

Cinematography

Otello Martelli

Music

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino,Armando Trovajoli

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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