Esterina (1959)
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...
Director:
Carlo Lizzani
Writer:
Ennio De Concini
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Carla Gravina as Esterina |
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Geoffrey Horne as Gino |
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Domenico Modugno as Piero |
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Anna Maria Aveta as moglie di Piero |
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Giorgina Goletti as |
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Virgilio Gottardi as |
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Silvana Jachino as padrona di casa |
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Greta Lars as |
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Mario Mazza as motociclista profittatore |
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Sandro Merli as capo dell'officina |
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Laura Nucci as adescatrice al bar |
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Raimondo Van Riel as signore sfrattato |
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Mirco Testi as Magazziniere (uncredited) |
| Directing | Carlo Lizzani | Director |
| Production | Alfredo Guarini | Producer |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Writing | Giorgio Arlorio | Story |
| Writing | Ennio De Concini | Screenplay |
| Production | Renzo Marignano | Production Manager |
| Production | Paolo Gargano | Unit Manager |
| Production | Giancarlo Campidori | Unit Manager |
| Art | Nedo Azzini | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuliano Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Giuliano Montaldo | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound |
| Sound | Raffaele Del Monte | Sound |
| Directing | Anna Maria Montanari | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Lina Caterini | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Luigi Urbini | Conductor |