Abandoned (1955)

7.0/10 102 min Drama War Romance

Overview

A group of rich young intellectuals hiding from the war in rural Italy play at being partisans when some disbanded soldiers and some refugees ask them for shelter in their villa. The young and aristocratic Andrea strikes up a friendship with a peasant girl, Lucia. Then the Germans suddenly appear, looking for the real partisans, and the time comes for serious decisions.

Cast

Lucia Bosè

Lucia

Isa Miranda

Contessa Luisa

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Andrea

Anthony Steffen

Carlo

Leonardo Botta

Ferruccio

Marco Guglielmi

Scattered Soldier's Office

Giuliano Montaldo

Scattered Soldier from Tuscany

Ivy Nicholson

Andrea's Girlfriend

Fernando Birri

Scattered Soldiers' Lieutenant

Franco Lantieri

Scattered Soldier from Veneto

Giulio Paradisi

Terence Hill

Wounded Estray

Manfred Freyberger

Dori Ghezzi

Lisa

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