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Seduced and Abandoned
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Seduced and Abandoned

1964-01-30 · 118 min · ★ 7.7

Comedy · Drama

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

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Directors
Pietro Germi
Production companies
Lux Film, Ultra Film, Vides Cinematografica, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Countries
Italy, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Stefania SandrelliStefania SandrelliAgnese Ascalone
Saro UrzìSaro UrzìDon Vincenzo Ascalone
Aldo PuglisiAldo PuglisiPeppino Califano
Lando BuzzancaLando BuzzancaAntonio Ascalone
Lola BracciniLola BracciniAmalia Califano
Leopoldo TriesteLeopoldo TriesteBarone Rizieri
Umberto SpadaroUmberto Spadaroil cugino di Ascalone
Paola BiggioMatilde Ascalone
Rocco D'AssuntaOrlando Califano
Salvatore FazioDon Mariano
Oreste PalellaMaresciallo dei carabinieri Polenza
Lina LagallaFrancesca Ascalone
Gustavo D'ArpeAvvocato Ciarpetta
Rosetta UrzìConsolata, la serva di casa Ascalone
Roberta NarbonneRosaura Ascalone
Vincenzo LicataPasquale Profumo
Attilio MartellaIl pretore
Adelino CampardoIl brigadiere Bisigato
Italia SpadaroZia Carmela

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