Estate Violenta
Estate violenta (U.S. title: Violent Summer) is a 1961 Italian award-winning black-and-white drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini, depicting a love affair between a prominent Fascist's young draft-dodging son, portrayed by Jean-Louis Trintignant, and a naval officer's widow, older than he, portrayed by Eleonora Rossi Drago. It is set in the Italian seaside resort of Riccione in July 1943, around the time of the dismissal of Benito Mussolini, during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II. Estate violenta is Zurlini's second feature film, with which he made his name as a director.
| Estate violenta | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Valerio Zurlini |
| Written by | Valerio Zurlini Suso Cecchi d'Amico Giorgio Prosperi |
| Produced by | Silvio Clementelli |
| Starring | Eleonora Rossi Drago Jean-Louis Trintignant Enrico Maria Salerno Jacqueline Sassard Lilla Brignone Raf Mattioli |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene and Temptation sung by Teddy Reno |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release date | 27 January 1961 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
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