Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

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Seduced and Abandoned

1964

1h 58m

7.6(161 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

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Production Companies

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Stefania Sandrelli

Agnese Ascalone

Stefania Sandrelli

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Saro Urzì

Don Vincenzo Ascalone

Saro Urzì

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Aldo Puglisi

Peppino Califano

Aldo Puglisi

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Lando Buzzanca

Antonio Ascalone

Lando Buzzanca

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Lola Braccini

Amalia Califano

Lola Braccini

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Leopoldo Trieste

Barone Rizieri

Leopoldo Trieste

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Umberto Spadaro

il cugino di Ascalone

Umberto Spadaro

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Paola Biggio

Matilde Ascalone

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Rocco D'Assunta

Orlando Califano

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Salvatore Fazio

Don Mariano

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Oreste Palella

Maresciallo dei carabinieri Polenza

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Lina Lagalla

Francesca Ascalone

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Gustavo D'Arpe

Avvocato Ciarpetta

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Rosetta Urzì

Consolata, la serva di casa Ascalone

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Roberta Narbonne

Rosaura Ascalone

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Vincenzo Licata

Pasquale Profumo

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Attilio Martella

Il pretore

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Adelino Campardo

Il brigadiere Bisigato

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Italia Spadaro

Zia Carmela

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