La Ragazza di Bube (1963) Directed by Luigi Comencini
Crime / Drama
aka: Bebo's Girl
Film Synopsis
In Tuscany in 1945, Mara meets Bube, a partisan who has come to visit
his father. They falls in love and get engaged, but they can only
see each other infrequently. Having killed an officer and his
son, Bube is forced to leave the country. Some time later, Mara
meets Stefano, who asks her to marry him. She hesitates and then
learns that Bube, having been expelled from his adopted country, has
just been arrested at the border...
Script: Luigi Comencini, Marcello Fondato,
Carlo Cassola (novel)
Cinematographer: Gianni Di Venanzo
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Cast:Claudia Cardinale (Mara),
George Chakiris (Bebo),
Marc Michel (Stefano),
Dany París (Liliana),
Monique Vita (Ines),
Carla Calò (Mara's Mother),
Emilio Esposito (Mara's Father),
Pierluigi Catocci (Priest),
Ugo Chiti (Arnaldo),
Mario Lupi (Lidori),
Bruno Scipioni (Mauro),
Dario Dolci,
Anna Maria Festa,
Gabriella Giorgelli,
Luciano Maringola
Country: Italy / France
Language: Italian
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 106 min
Aka:Bebo's Girl
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