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An American housewife (Jennifer Jones) vacationing in Italy reluctantly decides to put an end to her brief affair with an Italian academic (Montgomery Clift). She flees to Rome’s Stazione Termini, where she bids him farewell, but he begs her to stay. The film’s plot is simple; its production was not. The troubled collaboration between director Vittorio De Sica and producer David O. Selznick resulted in two cuts of the same film. De Sica’s version, Terminal Station, was screened at a length of one-and-a-half hours, but after disappointing previews, Selznick severely re-edited it and changed the title to Indiscretion of an American Wife without De Sica’s permission. The Criterion Collection is proud to present both versions of this controversial release.
Original Release
02/14/1953
US Release
04/24/1954
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jennifer Jones | Mary Forbes |
Montgomery Clift | Giovanni Doria |
Gino Cervi | Police commissioner |
Richard Beymer | Paul Stevens / Paul |
Gino Anglani | Bit part |
Bill Barker | Bit part |
Oscar Blando | Railroad worker |
Nando Bruno | Railroad worker / Railway Worker |
Memmo Carotenuto | Venturini - the thief |
Maria Pia Casilio | Young bride from Abruzzo |
Directors
Writers
Cesare Zavattini, Luigi Chiarini, Giorgio Prosperi, Truman Capote, Ben Hecht
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jennifer Jones | Mary Forbes |
Montgomery Clift | Giovanni Doria |
Gino Cervi | Police commissioner |
Richard Beymer | Paul Stevens / Paul |
Gino Anglani | Bit part |
Bill Barker | Bit part |
Oscar Blando | Railroad worker |
Nando Bruno | Railroad worker / Railway Worker |
Memmo Carotenuto | Venturini - the thief |
Maria Pia Casilio | Young bride from Abruzzo |
Aristide Catoni | Priest |
Giovanni Corporale | Bit part |
Pasquale De Filippo | L'impiegato della biglittera |
Claudio Del Pino | Bit part |
Ciro Di Castro | Bit part |
Charles Fawcett | Il signore triste all'ufficio postale |
Enrico Glori | Police Brigadier |
Ugo Mari | Priest |
Clelia Matania | Mother of annoying children |
Vincenzo Milazzo | Bit part |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
Vittorio De Sica | Producer |
Marcello Girosi | Producer |
Wolfgang Reinhardt | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1955 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |