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Abandoned. The Runaways or The Abandoned was the United States title for the 1955 Italian film Gli Sbandati, set during the aftermath of the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 during World War II. The film entered the 1955 Venice Film Festival, where it received a special mention. It is the directorial debut of Francesco Maselli. The music was composed by Giovanni Fusco and arranged by Ennio Morricone.
In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
Original Release
09/07/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lucia Bosé | Lucia |
| Isa Miranda | Contessa Luisa |
| Jean-Pierre Mocky | Andrea |
| Goliarda Sapienza | Lucia's aunt |
| Anthony Steffen | Carlo |
| Leonardo Botta | Ferruccio |
| Marco Guglielmi | Scattered soldiers' officer / Scattered Soldier's Office |
| Giuliano Montaldo | Scattered soldier from Tuscany |
| Ivy Nicholson | Andrea's girlfriend |
| Fernando Birri | Scattered soldiers' lieutenant |
Directors
Writers
Francesco Maselli, Eriprando Visconti, Ageo Savioli
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lucia Bosé | Lucia |
| Isa Miranda | Contessa Luisa |
| Jean-Pierre Mocky | Andrea |
| Goliarda Sapienza | Lucia's aunt |
| Anthony Steffen | Carlo |
| Leonardo Botta | Ferruccio |
| Marco Guglielmi | Scattered soldiers' officer / Scattered Soldier's Office |
| Giuliano Montaldo | Scattered soldier from Tuscany |
| Ivy Nicholson | Andrea's girlfriend |
| Fernando Birri | Scattered soldiers' lieutenant |
| Franco Lantieri | Scattered soldier from Veneto |
| Giulio Paradisi | |
| Joop van Hulzen | |
| Terence Hill | Wounded Estray |
| Manfred Freyberger | (as Manfred Freidbager) |
| Bianca Maria Ferrari | |
| Dori Ghezzi | Lisa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Antonio Pellizari | Producer |
