The Walk (1953 film)

The Walk (Italian: La passeggiata) is a 1953 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Renato Rascel and starring Rascel, Valentina Cortese and Paolo Stoppa. It is very loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short story Nevsky Prospekt.[1] It grossed 148 million lire at the Italian box office.[2]

The Walk
Directed byRenato Rascel
Screenplay byTuri Vasile
Diego Fabbri
Ugo Guerra
Giorgio Prosperi
Franco Rossi
Cesare Zavattini
Enzo Curreli
Renato Rascel
StarringRenato Rascel
Valentina Cortese
Music byGiovanni Militello
CinematographyVaclav Vich
Release date
  • 1953 (1953)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot

Renato Rascel crouching behind Valentina Cortese in a still from the film.

A timid schoolteacher attempts to fall in love with a prostitute. In the process he loses his position. He finds that she is hard to convince.

Cast

References

  1. Pietro Cavallo. Viva l’Italia. Storia, cinema ed identità nazionale (1932-1962). Liguori Edit., 2009. ISBN 9788820749149.
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
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