The marital problems of an American couple come to a head while visiting southern Italy with their impressionable young son.
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The people behind it
Jean Seberg
Lea Kingsburg
Frederick Stafford
Nicholas Kingsburg
Renato Cestiè
Bunny
Alberto Terracina
Aldo Tavani
Antonino Faà di Bruno
Receptionist
Ciccio Ingrassia
Il pescatore muto
Alberto Farnese
Arturo
Carlo Gaddi
Surgeon
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