La Prima notte di quiete (1972) Directed by Valerio Zurlini
Comedy / Drama
aka: Indian Summer
Film Synopsis
Daniele Dominici takes the place of a poetry teacher at a school in
Rimini. Young and handsome, Daniele soon attracts the interest of
his female pupils. When his relationship with his girlfriend hits
the rocks, he goes off the rails and begins an affair with one
of his pupils...
Cast:Alain Delon (Daniele Dominici),
Giancarlo Giannini (Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider'),
Sonia Petrovna (Vanina Abati),
Renato Salvatori (Marcello),
Alida Valli (Marcella Abati),
Adalberto Maria Merli (Gerardo Favani),
Nicoletta Rizzi (Elvira),
Salvo Randone (The Head Teacher),
Lea Massari (Monica),
Fabrizio Moroni (Fabrizio Romani),
Patrizia Adiutori (Valeria),
Sandro Moretti (Leo Montanari),
Carla Mancini (Female Student),
Julia Dancourt (Voice of Monica),
Liana Del Balzo (Signora Dominici),
Krista Nell (Martine),
Maria Tedeschi (The Bespectacled Lady at the Funeral),
Roberto Lande
Country: Italy / France
Language: Italian
Support: Color
Runtime: 105 min
Aka:Indian Summer ;
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