''The Walk'' ( it, La passeggiata) is a 1953 Italian
comedy-drama film directed by
Renato Rascel
Renato Rascel (), stage name of Renato Ranucci (; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 with the s ...
and starring Rascel,
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973).
Personal life
Cortese was born ...
and
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ...
. It is very loosely based on
Nikolai Gogol's short story ''
Nevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Prospect ( rus, Не́вский проспе́кт, r=Nevsky Prospekt, p=ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj prɐˈspʲɛkt) is the main street (high street) in the federal city of St. Petersburg in Russia. It takes its name from the Alexander Nevsky L ...
''.
[Pietro Cavallo. ''Viva l’Italia. Storia, cinema ed identità nazionale (1932-1962)''. Liguori Edit., 2009. .] It grossed 148 million
lire at the Italian box office.
Plot
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
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Renato Rascel
Renato Rascel (), stage name of Renato Ranucci (; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 with the s ...
as Paolo Barbato
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Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973).
Personal life
Cortese was born ...
as Lisa
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Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ...
as Headmaster of the College
* Peppino De Martino as Luigi Magri
*
Francesco Mulé
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name Francesco
* Francesco I (disambiguation), seve ...
as Teacher
*
Anna Maria Bottini
Anna Maria Bottini (24 March 1916 – 9 August 2020) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Bottini attended the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan, where she graduated in 1936, beginning her acting career at the end of World War II. A character a ...
as Lisa's Friend
* Lia Angeleri as Teacher
*
Tino Bianchi
Tino Bianchi (21 June 1905 – 4 January 1996) was an Italian actor. He performed in more than fifty films between 1933 and 1995.
Filmography
External links
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1905 births
1996 deaths
Italian male film actors
People from São Paulo
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as Teacher
*
Ignazio Leone
Ignazio Leone (19 April 1923 – 30 December 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1952 and 1976.
Selected filmography
* '' The Walk'' (1953)
* '' I Chose Love'' (1953)
* ''Amici per la pelle'' (1955)
* '' A Wom ...
as Teacher
*
Enzo Maggio
Enzo Maggio (10 October 1902 – 13 July 1978) was an Italian actor.
Born Vincenzo Maggio in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio made a long apprenticeship in the avanspettacolo theaters before and during the Second World War. On stage, he ...
*
Lina Marengo
Lina Marengo (19 January 1911 – 6 February 1987) was an Italian character actress. She played in over 30 films, and was most active between 1938 and 1943.
Biography
Marengo was born in Rome and her film debut was in '' Casta Diva'' (1935), di ...
References
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Italian comedy-drama films
1953 comedy-drama films
1953 directorial debut films
1953 films
Films based on works by Nikolai Gogol
1950s Italian films
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