The Beautiful Summer (1974)
A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?
Director: Sergio Martino
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Senta Berger as Manuela |
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John Richardson as Vittorio |
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Alesssandro Cocco as Marco |
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Caterina Boratto as The Princess |
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Mario Erpichini as Giorgio Savona |
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Renzo Marignano as Pietro - the chauffeur |
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Duilio Cruciani as Marco |
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Brizio Montinaro as Teacher |
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Sabina Gaddi as Olga |
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Gildo Di Marco as Giuseppe |
| Directing | Sergio Martino | Director |
| Writing | Luciano Martino | Dialogue |
| Writing | Sergio Martino | Dialogue |
| Writing | Sauro Scavolini | Story |
| Production | Luciano Martino | Producer |
| Camera | Giancarlo Ferrando | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alberto Pomeranz | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Daniele Alabiso | Editor |
| Art | Franco Calabrese | Production Design |
| Art | Giovanfrancesco Fantacci | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oscar Capponi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raffaele Cristini | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Maurizio Pastrovich | Production Manager |