Movie·1970·1h 35m

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

A world where love was forgotten... a garden where love grew

Directed By

Vittorio De Sica

Country

Germany

Language

Italian

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The Story

Original title: Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.

Written By

Ugo Pirro, Vittorio Bonicelli

Producer

Artur Brauner, Gianni Hecht Lucari

Cinematography

Ennio Guarnieri

Music

Manuel De Sica

Editor

Adriana Novelli

Themes

based on novel or booktennisfascismworld war iideportationjew persecution

Production House

Documento Film

Audience Score

69%

282 votes

Skip10%

Timepass23%

Go for it39%

Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Lino Capolicchio

Giorgio

Dominique Sanda

Micól

Fabio Testi

Bruno

Romolo Valli

padre di Giorgio

Helmut Berger

Alberto

Camillo Cesarei

padre di Micól

Inna Alexeievna

nonna di Micól

Katina Morisani

madre di Micól

Barbara Pilavin

madre di Giorgio

Michael Berger

Studente tedesco

Ettore Geri

Pierotti

Raffaele Curi

Ernesto, fratello di Giorgio

Gianpaolo Duregon

Marcella Gentile

Cinzia Bruno

Micól giovane

Alessandro D'Alatri

Giorgio giovane

Franco Nebbia

Professor De Marchis

Edoardo Toniolo

Direttore della biblioteca

// crew

Crew

Ennio Guarnieri

Director of Photography

Vittorio De Sica

Director

Manuel De Sica

Original Music Composer

Ugo Pirro

Screenplay

Vittorio Bonicelli

Screenplay

Artur Brauner

Producer

Adriana Novelli

Editor

Gianni Hecht Lucari

Producer

Arthur Cohn

Producer

Fausto Saraceni

Executive Producer

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