''La Storia'' ("''History''") is a 1986

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

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directed by

Luigi Comencini Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007) was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the "commedia all'italiana" genre. His daughters Cristina Comencin ...

and starring

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938), known as Claudia Cardinale (), is an Italian actress. Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition ...

. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by

Elsa Morante Elsa Morante (; 18 August 1912 – 25 November 1985) was an Italian novelist, poet, translator and children's books author. Her novel '' La storia'' (''History'') is included in the Bokklubben World Library List of 100 Best Books of All Time. L ...

. A shorter version of the film was released theatrically, while a 4 hours and a half version was broadcast in three parts on

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in December 1986. It premiered out of competition at the

43rd Venice International Film Festival The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September, 1986. It was the last edition directed by Gian Luigi Rondi. French writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet was the Jury President for the main competitio ...

, where Cardinale refused to appear, upset because the film had not been selected in the main competition.

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as Ida *

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abro ...

as Remo * Andrea Spada as Useppe * Antonio Degli Schiavi as Nino *

Lambert Wilson Lambert Nicolas Wilson (; né Willson, 3 August 1958) is a French actor and theatre director. He is a seven-time Cesar Award nominee, four for César Award for Best Actor, Best Actor and three for César Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Sup ...

as Carlo/ Davide *

Fiorenzo Fiorentini Fiorenzo Fiorentini (10 April 1920 – 27 March 2003) was an Italian actor, author, composer, screenwriter and radio personality. Life and career Born in Rome, Fiorentini began his career as an author and radio actor, creating many successful ...

as Cucchiarelli * Tobias Hoesl as Günther * Caroline Lang as Anita * Anna Recchimuzzi as Mercedes * Maria Teresa Albani as Wilma * Silvana De Santis as Santina

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* Italian drama films 1986 drama films 1986 films Italian World War II films Films set in Rome Films directed by Luigi Comencini Films based on Italian novels Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico Films scored by Fiorenzo Carpi 1980s Italian films {{1980s-drama-film-stub

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