''Bianchi cavalli d'Agosto'' (internationally known as ''White Horses of Summer'') is a 1975 Italian

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written and directed by

Raimondo Del Balzo Raimondo Del Balzo (17 January 1939 – 22 September 1995) was an Italian screenwriter and director. Born in Rome, Del Balzo first worked as a journalist and then entered the cinema industry in 1967 as a screenwriter. In 1973 he had a large comme ...

and starring

Jean Seberg Jean Dorothy Seberg (; ; November 13, 1938August 30, 1979) was an American actress who lived half of her life in France. Her performance in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film ''Breathless'' immortalized her as an icon of French New Wave cinema. Seb ...

. The film is part of the genre of Italian melodramatic films known as "tearjerker movies" or "lacrima movies". It also is, together with ''

The Last Snows of Spring ''L'ultima neve di primavera'' (internationally known as ''The Last Snows of Spring'') is a 1973 Italian drama film written and directed by Raimondo Del Balzo. The film obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of child actor Ren ...

'', the best known and successful film of child actor

Renato Cestiè Renato Cestiè (born January 11, 1963) is a former Italian film actor. He was Italy's top child star of the 1970s. His best-known work was in tear-jerkers such as ''The Last Snows of Spring'', where he would play a neglected child who, most ofte ...

Cast

: Lea Kingsburg *

Frederick Stafford Frederick Stafford (11 March 1928 – 28 July 1979) was a Czechoslovak-born actor. Born Friedrich Strobel von Stein, he spoke fluent Czech, German, English, French and Italian, and was a leading man in European spy-movies. Biography Early life ...

: Nicholas Kingsburg *

: Bunny * Ciccio Ingrassia: The fisherman * Alberto Terracina: Aldo Tavani *

Antonino Faà di Bruno Antonino Faà di Bruno (15 December 1910 – 2 May 1981) was an Italian actor and former military officer. Biography A member of the aristocratic Faà di Bruno family, Antonino Faà di Bruno was born in London, the son of Marchese Alessand ...

: Receptionist *

Vanna Brosio Vanna Brosio (18 April 1943 – 19 June 2010) was an Italian singer, television personality and journalist. Life and career Born Giovanna Brosio in Turin, the daughter of a well-known antiquarian and the niece of the former NATO Secretary Gen ...

: Nurse

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* 1975 films Italian drama films 1975 drama films English-language Italian films Films scored by Franco Micalizzi 1970s English-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub