''The Visionaries'' (

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: ''I visionari'') is a 1968 Italian film directed by

Maurizio Ponzi Maurizio Ponzi (born 8 May 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinema critic. Born in Rome, he wrote cinema reviews in several Italian magazines during the early 1960s. He worked as assistant director in Pier Paolo Pasolini's epi ...

. It won the

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at the

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and is inspired by the writings by

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Cast

Pierluigi Aprà Pierluigi is an Italian masculine given name meaning "Peter Louis". It is often an abbreviation of "Piero Luigi". Famous people with this given name include: *Pierluigi Balducci, Italian musician * Pierluigi Benedettini, Sammarinese footballer * P ...

Adriana Asti Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three ...

Lidia Biondi Lidia Biondi (3 February 1941 – 14 June 2016), often credited as Lydia Biondi, was an Italian film and television actress who appeared in more than 40 Italian and foreign films since the 1960s. Her international film credits included ''Eat Pray ...

Jean-Marc Bory Jean-Marc Bory (17 March 1934 – 31 March 2001) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in 60 films and television shows between 1955 and 1996. Partial filmography * '' Black Dossier'' (1955) - Juge Jacques Arnaud * '' The Lovers'' (1958) - Bernar ...

Olimpia Carlisi Olimpia Carlisi (born 29 December 1946) is an Italian stage, film and television actress. Career Carlisi was born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, on 29 December 1946. After her debut as a stage actress, she made her film debut working with Roberto ...

Laura De Marchi Laura De Marchi (born 25 July 1936) is an Italian actress. Selected filmography References External links * 1936 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Italian film actresses {{Italy-actor-stub ...

Sergio De Vecchi Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

Luigi Diberti Luigi Diberti (born 29 September 1939) is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in ''Magnificat'', which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Met ...

* Fabienne Fabre

Reception

Awards

1968

*Won:

References

External links

* 1968 drama films 1968 films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Maurizio Ponzi Golden Leopard winners Italian drama films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub