Arturo's Island (1962)
A lonely teenage boy, living isolated on an island, idolizes his distant father. Complications arise when his father brings home a young new wife, whom the boy falls for, and a recently released criminal, entangled in a web of complex relationships.
Director:
Damiano Damiani
Writers:
Damiano Damiani, Ugo Liberatore, Enrico Ribulsi, Cesare Zavattini.
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Vanni De Maigret as Arturo |
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Key Meersman as Nunziata |
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Reginald Kernan as Wilhelm |
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Gabriella Giorgelli as Teresa |
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Luigi Giuliani as Tonino Stella |
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Elvira Tonelli as |
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Luigi Zerbinati as |
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Ireneo Petrucci as |
| Directing | Damiano Damiani | Director |
| Writing | Damiano Damiani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ugo Liberatore | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elsa Morante | Novel |
| Writing | Enrico Ribulsi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Franco Mancini | Production Design |
| Directing | Mauro Severino | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Claudio Mancini | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Sante Achilli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Marzot | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cesare Rovatti | Costume Design |
| Sound | Ivo Benedetti | Sound |
| Sound | Guido Ortenzi | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Maria Sofia Belpedio | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Adriana Novelli | Editor |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Production | Antonio Altoviti | Line Producer |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |