Smog (1962)
Directed by Franco Rossi

Drama

Film Synopsis

En route to Mexico, Italian lawyer Vittorio Ciocchetti makes a brief stopover in Los Angeles.  He meets up with another Italian, Mario, who scrapes a living by teaching Italian to housewives in Beverly Hills.  Mario introduces Vittorio to his attractive young daughter Gabriella, who makes music systems for art galleries and hopes one day to own her own luxury pad in Hollywood.  Gabriella's growing dislike for the self-centred Vittorio causes her to reassess her own ambitions...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Franco Rossi
  • Script: Franco Brusati (story), Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa, Gian Domenico Giagni (story), Ugo Guerra, Pier Maria Pasinetti (story), Franco Rossi
  • Cinematographer: Ted D. McCord
  • Music: Piero Umiliani
  • Cast: Enrico Maria Salerno (Vittorio Ciocchetti), Annie Girardot (Gabriella), Renato Salvatori (Mario Scarpelli), Susan Spafford (Kathleen Flanagan), Isabella Albonico (Isabella), Len Lesser (Lelio Marpicati), Fred Catania (Al), Max Showalter (Paul Prescott), Joan Houseman, Howard Koch, John Phillip Law, Graziella Granata, Loredana Nusciak, Peggy Moffitt
  • Country: Italy
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min

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