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La Strada
La Strada
, 1954Italy / Drama / 18+
Synopsis
A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Zampanò
Giulietta Masina
Gelsomina
Richard Basehart
Il matto
Aldo Silvani
Colombaioni detto 'Signor Giraffa'
Marcella Rovena
La vedova
Livia Venturini
La suorina
Pietro Ceccarelli
Il proprietario dell'osteria
Giovanna Galli
La prostututa all'osteria
Gustavo Giorgi
Yami Kamadeva
Un prostituta
Film details
Country
Italy
Runtime
1 hour 48 minutes
Production year
1954
Online premiere
19 June 2017
World premiere
6 September 1954
Release date
| 7 October 1955 | Belgium | ||
| 17 January 2003 | Brazil | 14 | |
| 15 January 2001 | Czechia | U | |
| 11 May 1962 | Czechoslovakia | ||
| 4 March 1960 | Denmark | ||
| 11 March 1955 | France | ||
| 27 August 1956 | Germany | ||
| 19 May 2017 | Great Britain | ||
| 23 September 1954 | Italy | ||
| 25 May 1957 | Japan | G | |
| 31 July 1980 | Netherlands | ||
| 31 December 1954 | Norway | ||
| 10 October 2014 | Poland | ||
| 13 August 2020 | Portugal | M/12 | |
| 3 October 1957 | South Korea | ||
| 16 July 1956 | USA | ||
| 24 April 1967 | USSR |
Worldwide Gross
$41,362
Production
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Also known as
La strada, Cesta, Das Lied der Straße, La calle, Gza, Silnice, Дорога, 大路, A Estrada, A Estrada da Vida, Ceļš, Droga, Jadeh, Kelias, La estrada, La Strada - Das Lied der Straße, Landeveien, Landsvägen, Michi, Na Estrada da Vida, Országúton, Sonsuz Sokaklar, Strada, The Road, The Street, Tie, Ulica, Vägen, Λα στράντα, Πουλημένη απ' τη μητέρα της, Они бродили по дорогам, Пътят, 道, Fellinis La Strada - Das Lied der Straße
Updated 24 July 2026
Quotes
The Fool
If you won't stay with him, who will? I'm an ignorant man, but I've read a book or two. You may not believe it, but everything in this world has a purpose. Even this pebble, for example.
Gelsomina
Which one?
The Fool
This one. Any one. But even this one has a purpose.
Gelsomina
What's its purpose?
The Fool
Its purpose is - how should I know? If I knew, I'd be...
Gelsomina
Who?
The Fool
The Almighty, who knows everything. When you're born. When you die. Who knows? No, I don't know what this pebble's purpose is, but it must have one, because if this pebble has no purpose, then everything is pointless. Even the stars! At least, I think so. And you too. You have a purpose too.
Showtimes
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