The Beautiful Summer (1974)
A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?
Director: Sergio Martino
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: November 20, 1974
Cast
- Senta Berger - Manuela
- John Richardson - Vittorio
- Alesssandro Cocco - Marco
- Caterina Boratto - The Princess
- Mario Erpichini - Giorgio Savona
- Renzo Marignano - Pietro - the chauffeur
- Duilio Cruciani - Marco
- Brizio Montinaro - Teacher
- Sabina Gaddi - Olga
- Gildo Di Marco - Giuseppe
Screenplay
- Luciano Martino (Dialogue)
- Sergio Martino (Dialogue)
- Sauro Scavolini (Story)
Music: Alberto Pomeranz
Cinematography: Giancarlo Ferrando
Editing: Daniele Alabiso
Production: Dania Film
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
Keywords
parent child relationship, milan, race car driver, runaway child
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Beautiful Summer about?
- A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?
- Who directed The Beautiful Summer?
- The Beautiful Summer was directed by Sergio Martino.
- Who stars in The Beautiful Summer?
- The Beautiful Summer stars Senta Berger, John Richardson, Alesssandro Cocco, Caterina Boratto, Mario Erpichini, Renzo Marignano.
- How long is The Beautiful Summer?
- The Beautiful Summer has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is The Beautiful Summer?
- The Beautiful Summer is a Drama film.
- Where was The Beautiful Summer produced?
- The Beautiful Summer was produced in Italy.