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Drama
There has never been a face quite like that of Giulietta Masina. Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La Strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom. Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampano (Anthony Quinn), a brutal traveling strongman. They join up with a travelling circus where Zampano encounters his old rival, tightrope artist the Fool (Richard Basehart). With La Strada, Fellini left behind the familiar signposts if neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty. The Criterion Collection is proud to present La Strada, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1956.
Italy / Italian
| Anthony Quinn | Zampanò |
| Giulietta Masina | Gelsomina |
| Richard Basehart | Il 'Matto'-The 'Fool' |
| Aldo Silvani | Il Signor Giraffa-Mr Giraffe |
| Marcella Rovere | La Vedova-The Widow |
| Livia Venturini | La Suorina-The Sister |
| Gustavo Giorgi | (uncredited) |
| Kamadeva Yami | (uncredited) |
| Mario Passante | (uncredited) |
| Anna Primula | (uncredited) |
| Giuletta Masina |
| Director | Federico Fellini |
| Producer | Dino De Laurentiis; Carlo Ponti |
| Writer | Federico Fellini; Ennio Flaiano; Tullio Pinelli |
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Barcode | 037429135426 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 2002 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | English |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
ITALIAN: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 2 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $39.95 |
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Features
| Disc 1: | Video introduction by Martin Scorsese Audio commentary by Peter Bondanella, author of Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to Present and The Cinema of Federico Fellini Federico Fellini’s Autobiography, a documentary made for Italian television by Paquito del Bosco Optional English-dubbed soundtrack featuring the voices of Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart New Essay by film scholar Peter Matthews Theatrical trailer for the English version New essay by film scholar Peter Matthews |