''The Beautiful Summer'' ( it, La bellissima estate) is a 1974

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directed by

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. It stars Alessandro Cocco,

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and John Richardson. The film is part of the genre of melodramatic films known as "lacrima movies" or "tearjerker movies". It has been best remembered for the soundtrack piece "Il barone rosso" by Luciano Michelini, which would eventually become the theme song of the comedy show, ''

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''. It was originally released in the United States as ''Summer to Remember'', with other titles such as ''Smile of Love'' and ''Never Ending Love''.

Cast

* Alessandro Cocco as Gianluca Bennati *

as Emanuela Bennati * John Richardson as Vittorio Bennati *

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as "The Red Baron" *

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as The princess * Mario Erpichini as Giorgio Savona *

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as Pietro, the driver * Duilio Cruciani as Marco * Brizio Montinaro as The Teacher * Sabina Gaddi as Olga * Gildo di Marco as Giuseppe *

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* Bernardo Toccaceli * Lorenzo Piani

Release

''The Beautiful Summer'' was originally released in Italy on December 6, 1974 where it was distributed by

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. In Japan, the film was released on September 27, 1975, and was retitled ''Smile of Love''; it was released by Toho-Towa. Through 1978, the film was released in other countries, and on June 13, the film was released in the United States, and other countries, and was given the title ''Summer to Remember''.

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* 1974 films 1974 drama films 1970s Italian-language films Italian drama films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-drama-film-stub

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