| Light in the Piazza | |
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| Directed by | Guy Green |
| Screenplay by | Julius J. Epstein |
| Based on | The Light in the Piazza 1960 novel by Elizabeth Spencer |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Frank Clarke |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,261,000[1] |
| Box office | $2.2 million |
Light in the Piazza is a 1962 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, and Barry Sullivan. Based on the 1960 novel The Light in the Piazza by Elizabeth Spencer, the film is about a beautiful but mentally disabled young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother and the Italian man they meet during one leg of their trip.
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Light in the Piazza features extensive location shooting in 1960s Florence and Rome by the cinematographer Otto Heller.[2][3][4]
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