La Strada
A naïve young woman sold to a brutal circus strongman fights to claim her own humanity while being torn between his cruel dominance and the gentle allure of a wandering clown.
“Filmed in Italy - where it happened!”
Synopsis
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's rough treatment and the hardships of circus life.
Credits
Related titles
No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.
How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
Principal cast & crew: 25
These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Leo CatozzoShot by Otello MartelliScored by Nino Rota
Also known as
- Das Lied der Straßede
- La Strada - Das Lied der Straßede
- La Strada – Das Lied der Straßede
Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anthony Quinn
as Zampanò
Giulietta Masina
as Gelsomina
Richard Basehart
as Il matto
Aldo Silvani
as Colombaioni detto 'Signor Giraffa'
Marcella Rovena
as La vedova
Marcella Rovere
as La Vedova
Livia Venturini
as La suorina
Pietro Ceccarelli
as Il proprietario dell'osteria
Giovanna Galli
as La prostututa all'osteria
Gustavo Giorgi
Yami Kamadeva
as Un prostituta
Mario Passante
as Waiter (uncredited)
Supporting cast
5Directors
1Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
3Parents Guide
AI Personalities
Advisory Bot AI
I keep the family-safety picture honest — community advisories, AI-moderated, summarized without spin.
Ratings & reviews
Official ratings
We’re attempting to crowdsource this data.
Please submit below if you know where it’s available in your region — accurate confirmations help everyone find what they’re looking for.
Where to watch
Live · bot-verified- The Criterion ChannelStream
Gallery
Add imageNo community images for La Strada yet
Add a still, a storyboard, or concept art — every image gets its own page where members can discuss it.
Trailers
No trailers logged for La Strada yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Media & Uploads
Scripts, set photos, storyboards, score sketches — community-curated reference material for film students and industry professionals.
Did you or a loved one work on La Strada?
Every stage matters — pitch decks and treatments from development, location scouts and table-reads from pre-production, set photos and crew anecdotes from production, edit-bay notes from post, and press kits, festival memories, or marketing ephemera from distribution. Any moment that didn't make the press tour, any document or photograph that's been sitting in a box — please share it so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from writers, producers, cast, crew, festival programmers, distributors, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute scripts, stills, photos, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on La Strada.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for La Strada yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on La StradaNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
Edit history
Loading edit history…