Indiscretion of an American Wife
“This Longing ... This Yearning ... This Wanting ...”
1953•1h 4m•6.0•Released
DramaRomance
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writer
Ben Hecht, Cesare Zavattini, Luigi Chiarini, Giorgio Prosperi
Languages
English, French, Italian
Studio
Produzioni De Sica
Cast
Jennifer Jones
Mary Forbes
Montgomery Clift
Giovanni Doria
Gino Cervi
Police Commissioner
Richard Beymer
Paul
Paolo Stoppa
Traveling Salesman
Nando Bruno
Railway Worker
Enrico Glori
Police Brigadier
Liliana Gerace
Pregnant Sicilian Woman
Giuseppe Porelli
Gallant Traveler
Roberto Rai
Brakeman
Maria Pia Casilio
Young Bride from Abruzzo (uncredited)
Clelia Matania
Mother of Annoying Children on the Train (uncredited)
Enrico Viarisio
Cheerful Telegram Man (uncredited)
Memmo Carotenuto
Venturini, Thief at the Police Station (uncredited)
Charles Fawcett
Sad Man at the Post Office (uncredited)
Production
Company
Produzioni De Sica
Producer
Vittorio De Sica
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