Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Clara Calamai
Giovanna Bragana
Massimo Girotti
Gino Costa
Dhia Cristiani
Anita
Elio Marcuzzo
The Spaniard
Vittorio Duse
Police Officer
Michele Riccardini
Don Remigio
Juan de Landa
Giuseppe Bragana
Michele Sakara
Il Bambino (uncredited)
Director
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Status
Released
Original Language
IT
Production
Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane (ICI)
CinemaSerf
January 19, 2025
So much of this adaptation of James Cain's "Postman Always Rings Twice" novel depends on it's stunningly intimate, almost adulatory, photography and on that score this really does not disappoint. "Giovanna" (Clara Calamai) is trapped in a loveless marriage with the older, drunken and thuggish "Giuseppe" (Juan de Landa) when the drifter "Gino" (Massimo Girotti) happens by. He's a jack of all trades...
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