Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
Overview
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 5.118 |
Directed By
Vittorio De Sica
Crew
Vittorio De Sica
Truman Capote
Oswald Morris
David O. Selznick
James Wong Howe
Mario Russo
Marcella Benvenuti
Angelo Pennoni
Pasquale Misiano
Romolo De Martino
Augusto Tinelli
Alessandro Antonelli
Carlo Sindici
Nino Cristiani
James G. Stewart
Sergio Bergamini
Richard Van Hessen
Luisa Alessandri
Roberto Moretti
Audrey Granville
Alberto Bartolomei
Franco Ferrara
Jean Barker
Bruno Brunacci
Ben Hecht
Virgilio Marchi
Alessandro Cicognini
Wolfgang Reinhardt
Nino Misiano
Vittorio De Sica
Marcello Girosi
Eraldo Da Roma
Christian Dior
G.R. Aldo
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Luigi Chiarini
Giorgio Prosperi
TOP CAST
Jennifer Jones
Mary Forbes
Montgomery Clift
Giovanni Doria
Gino Cervi
Police Commissioner
Richard Beymer
Paul
Paolo Stoppa
Traveling Salesman
Nando Bruno
Railway Worker
Enrico Glori
Police Brigadier
Liliana Gerace
Pregnant Sicilian Woman
Giuseppe Porelli
Gallant Traveler
Roberto Rai
Brakeman
Maria Pia Casilio
Young Bride from Abruzzo (uncredited)
Clelia Matania
Mother of Annoying Children on the Train (uncredited)
Enrico Viarisio
Cheerful Telegram Man (uncredited)
Memmo Carotenuto
Venturini, Thief at the Police Station (uncredited)
Charles Fawcett
Sad Man at the Post Office (uncredited)
Mariolina Bovo
Blonde Girl on the Train (uncredited)
Attilio Torelli
Robbed Man at the Police Station (uncredited)
Gigi Reder
Bridegroom from Abruzzo (uncredited)
Ciro Di Castro
Information Desk Attendant (uncredited)
Pasquale De Filippo
Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
Oscar Blando
Railway Worker (uncredited)
Aristide Catoni
Priest (uncredited)
Ugo Mari
Priest (uncredited)
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