Adua and Her Friends

When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.

Release Date

September 16, 1960

Runtime

125 min

Genres

Drama , Comedy

Directed by

Antonio Pietrangeli, Armando Crispino, Anna Maria Leone, Gianni Arduini, Vanda Tuzzi

Screenplay by

Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari, Tullio Pinelli, Antonio Pietrangeli

Story by

Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Antonio Pietrangeli

Language

Italian

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Simone Signoret

Sandra Milo

Emmanuelle Riva

Gina Rovere

Marcello Mastroianni

Valeria Fabrizi

Domenico Modugno

Claudio Gora

Ivo Garrani

Gianrico Tedeschi

Enzo Maggio

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Cast13 cast members

Simone Signoret

Sandra Milo

Emmanuelle Riva

Gina Rovere

Marcello Mastroianni

Valeria Fabrizi

Domenico Modugno

Claudio Gora

Ivo Garrani

Gianrico Tedeschi

Duilio D'Amore

Enzo Maggio

Nando Angelini

Crew25 crew members

Piero Piccioni

Original Music Composer

Armando Nannuzzi

Director of Photography

Ettore Scola

Screenplay, Story

Ruggero Maccari

Screenplay, Story

Danilo Donati

Costume Design

Antonio Pietrangeli

Director, Story, Screenplay

Moris Ergas

Producer

Tullio Pinelli

Screenplay

Armando Crispino

First Assistant Director

Anna Maria Leone

Second Assistant Director

Gianni Arduini

Second Assistant Director

Antonio Negri

Carlo Giovagnorio

Vanda Tuzzi

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Alvaro Lanzoni

Pietro Ortolani

Marcella Benvenuti

Goffredo Rocchetti

Mara Rocchetti

Emilio Zago

Assistant Set Decoration

Mario Ravasco

Assistant Set Decoration

Luigi Scaccianoce

Production Design

Eraldo Da Roma

Editor

Manolo Bolognini

Production Manager

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