The Widow (1955 film)

The Widow
Theatrical release poster
ItalianLa vedova X
Directed byLewis Milestone
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Lewis Milestone
  • Louis Stevens
Based onLa Vedova
by Susan York
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyArturo Gallea
Edited byLoris Bellero
Music byMario Nascimbene
Production
companies
  • Express Films
  • Produzioni Venturini
Distributed byVenturini Film
Release dates
  • 1 August 1955 (1955-08-01) (Italy)
  • 4 June 1959 (1959-06-04) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[1]
LanguageItalian

The Widow (Italian: La vedova X) is a 1955 romantic drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and written by Milestone and Louis Stevens, based on the novel La Vedova by Susan York.[2] The film had a theatrical release in Italy in 1955,[3] limited release in the United States in 1957,[4] and was released in France on 4 June 1959 under the title La Veuve. This was the last Milestone film involving his own writing.[5]

  1. ^ "La vedova X (1955)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ Andrea LeVasseur (2012). "The Widow (1955)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^ "La Vedova X". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Joseph R. Millichap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Andrea LeVasseur. "The Widow". Rovi. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2011.