La Strada

1954 · 1h55 · Film

Directed by Federico Fellini

Starring Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini, Pietro Ceccarelli, Giovanna Galli, Gustavo Giorgi, Yami Kamadeva

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.

Original title

La strada

Original language

Italian

Screenplay

Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano

Music

Nino Rota

Cinematography

Otello Martelli, Carlo Carlini

Cast

Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini, Pietro Ceccarelli, Giovanna Galli, Gustavo Giorgi, Yami Kamadeva, Mario Passante, Anna Primula

Updated July 22, 2026

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