La Strada
Original title: La strada
“Filmed in Italy - where it happened!”
- 1954
- 1h 55m
- NR
★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 1.2K votes
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Release date
- Sep 23, 1954
- Original language
- Italian
- Origin
- Italy
Cast of La Strada
Giulietta Masina
Gelsomina
Anthony Quinn
Zampanò
Richard Basehart
Matto
Aldo Silvani
Mr. Giraffa
Marcella Rovere
Widow
Livia Venturini
Nun
Pietro Ceccarelli
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Giovanna Galli
Prostitute at Inn (uncredited)
Gustavo Giorgi
(uncredited)
Yami Kamadeva
Prostitute (uncredited)
Mario Passante
Waiter (uncredited)
Anna Primula
Gelsomina's Mother (uncredited)
Where to Stream La Strada by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Max, KanopyRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Prime VideoRent or buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Rent or buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia
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La Strada release dates by country
La Strada was released in cinemas on Jul 16, 1956 (United States).
World premiere: Sep 6, 1954 (Venice Film Festival)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jul 16, 1956 | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Nov 9, 2001 | Jun 19, 2017 | PG |
| Italy | Sep 23, 1954 | — | T |
| Poland | Dec 30, 1954 | — | — |
| Norway | Dec 31, 1954 | — | — |
| France | Mar 11, 1955 | — | TP |
| Portugal | Sep 22, 1955 | — | M/12 |
| Belgium | Oct 7, 1955 | — | — |
| Denmark | Nov 16, 1955 | — | — |
| Germany | Aug 28, 1956 | — | 16 |
| Japan | May 25, 1957 | — | G |
| XC | May 11, 1962 | — | — |
| Russia | Apr 24, 1967 | — | — |
| Netherlands | Jul 31, 1980 | — | 6 |
| Czechia | Jan 15, 2001 (limited) | — | U |
| Brazil | Jan 17, 2003 | — | 14 |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
La Strada Trailer
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