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The Walk (Italian: La passeggiata) is a 1953 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Renato Rascel and starring Rascel, Valentina Cortese and Paolo Stoppa. It is very loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short story Nevsky Prospekt.[1] It grossed 148 million lire at the Italian box office.[2]

Plot

Renato Rascel crouching behind Valentina Cortese in a still from the film.

A timid schoolteacher attempts to fall in love with a prostitute. In the process he loses his position. He finds that she is hard to convince.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Pietro Cavallo. Viva l’Italia. Storia, cinema ed identità nazionale (1932-1962). Liguori Edit., 2009. ISBN 9788820749149.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.

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