A Free Woman (1954)
Liana, an architecture graduate, is about to get married until she is confronted with the fact she is sacrificing the rest of her life for a man she barely knows. So begins a series of romantic encounters in which Liana tries to find her freedom and happiness, but which will ultimately lead her to a tragic fate.
Director:
Vittorio Cottafavi
Writers:
Oreste Biancoli, Fabrizio Sarazani.
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Françoise Christophe as Liana Franci |
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Pierre Cressoy as Gerardo Villabruna |
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Gino Cervi as Massimo Marchi |
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Elisa Cegani as La signora Giovanna Franci |
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Lianella Carell as Solange |
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Christine Carère as Leonora Franci |
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Barbara Florian as Anna Maria |
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Galeazzo Benti as Sergio Rollini |
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Augusto Mastrantoni as Augusto Franci |
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Luigi Tosi as Michele |
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Nada Cortese as Ingrid |
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Mario Maldesi as Fernando |
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Mario Mazza as Christian Ségret |
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Luigi Zuccolo as |
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Antoine Balpêtré as Collega di Liana (uncredited) |
| Art | Alfredo Montori | Production Design |
| Art | Franco Fontana | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Pietro Ortolani | Sound |
| Directing | Vittorio Cottafavi | Director |
| Production | Alberto Cinquini | Unit Manager |
| Production | Pasquale Misiano | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Fabrizio Sarazani | Adaptation |
| Writing | Oreste Biancoli | Adaptation |
| Writing | Malena Sandor | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Oreste Biancoli | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mario Sbrenna | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Sante Bonaldo | Production Manager |
| Sound | Ezio Carabella | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Guglielmo Garroni | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fabrizio Sarazani | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alfredo Angeli | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Stelvio Massi | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Ettore Maria Fizzarotti | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Sturiale | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti | Editor |
| Production | Fortunato Misiano | Producer |