| The Beautiful Summer | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Martino |
| Screenplay by | Sauro Scavolini Sergio Martino |
| Story by | Luciano Martino Sauro Scavolini |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino |
| Starring | Alessandro Cocco Senta Berger John Richardson |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Music by | Alberto Pomeranz Luciano Michelini |
Production company | Dania Film |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) Toho Towa (Japan) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Beautiful Summer (Italian: La bellissima estate) is a 1974 Italian melodrama film directed by Sergio Martino.[1][2] It stars Alessandro Cocco, Senta Berger and John Richardson.[1]
The film is part of the genre of melodramatic films known as "lacrima movies" or "tearjerker movies". It has been best remembered for the soundtrack piece "Il barone rosso" by Luciano Michelini, which would eventually become the theme song of the comedy show, Curb Your Enthusiasm. It was originally released in the United States as Summer to Remember, with other titles such as Smile of Love and Never Ending Love.
- ^ a b Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.