Clothing the Naked (1954)
Ersilia Drei, after a suicide attempt recounts her vicissitudes: hired as governess to the daughter of Consul Grotti she is wooed by Franco but soon after seduced by the very consul who drives her away after his daughter loses her life due to Ersilia's distraction. Because of economic difficulties she falls lower and lower until she meets Ludovico with whom she can perhaps hope for sincere love again. The consul's return, however, will lead her toward a tragic ending.
Director: Marcello Pagliero
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Gabriele Ferzetti as Ludovico Nota |
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Eleonora Rossi Drago as Ersilia Drei |
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Pierre Brasseur as Console Grotti |
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Frank Latimore as Franco Laspiga |
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Jacqueline Porel as Fidanzata di Ludovico |
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Micheline Francey as Signora Grotti |
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Manlio Busoni as |
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Paolo Ferrara as |
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Luigi Gambardella as |
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Pina Lenti as |
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Jacqueline Marbaux as |
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Giulia Pittaluga as |
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Valerio Ruggeri as |
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Edda Soligo as |
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Laura Torchio as |
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Aldo Vasco as |
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Nino Vingelli as |
| Sound | Franco Mannino | Music |
| Art | Ottavio Scotti | Production Design |
| Camera | Enzo Serafin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Francesco De Feo | Writer |
| Directing | Marcello Pagliero | Director |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Writer |
| Writing | Attilio Riccio | Writer |
| Writing | Anton Giulio Majano | Writer |