A Quiet Place in the Country
Encyclopedia
A Quiet Place in the Country is a 1969
Italian
-French
horror film
directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival
, where it won a Silver Bear award.
1969 in film
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
-French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival
19th Berlin International Film Festival
The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 25 to July 6, 1969.-Jury:* Johannes Schaaf * Agnesa Kalinova* José P...
, where it won a Silver Bear award.
Cast
- Franco NeroFranco NeroFranco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...
- Leonardo Ferri - Vanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgrave, CBE is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway, winning...
- Flavia - Georges GéretGeorges GéretGeorges Géret was a French film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1954 and 1992. He was born in Lyon, France.-Selected filmography:* Diary of a Chambermaid * L'Insoumis...
- Attilio - Gabriella Grimaldi - Wanda
- Madeleine Damien - Wanda's Mother
- Rita Calderoni - Egle
- John Francis Lane - Asylum Attendant
- Renato Menegotto - Egle's Friend
- David Maunsell - Medium
- Arnaldo Momo - Villager
- Sara Momo - Villager
- Otello Cazzola - Villager
- Constantino De Luca - Villager
- Marino Bagiola - Villager
- Piero De Franceschi - Villager