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...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Valerio Zurlini
  • Script: Enrico Medioli, Valerio Zurlini (story)
  • Cinematographer: Dario Di Palma
  • Music: Mario Nascimbene
  • 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 ; The Professor

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