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20When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
Cast
Giulietta Masina Gelsomina
Anthony Quinn Zampanò
Richard Basehart Matto
Aldo Silvani Mr. Giraffa
Marcella Rovere Widow Livia Venturini Nun
Pietro Ceccarelli Innkeeper (uncredited) Giovanna Galli Prostitute at Inn (uncredited) Gustavo Giorgi (uncredited) Yami Kamadeva Prostitute (uncredited)
Mario Passante Waiter (uncredited) Anna Primula Gelsomina's Mother (uncredited)Screenings in Brussels
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