Smog (film)

Smog
Directed by	Franco Rossi
Screenplay by	Pasquale Festa Campanile Massimo Franciosa Ugo Guerra Franco Rossi
Produced by	Goffredo Lombardo
Starring	Enrico Maria Salerno Annie Girardot Renato Salvatori
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Piero Umiliani
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	1962 (1962)
Language	Italian

Smog is a 1962 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Franco Rossi. It premiered in competition at the 23rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The film is regarded as the first Italian production entirely shot in the United States. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

Cast

• Enrico Maria Salerno as Vittorio Ciocchetti
• Annie Girardot as Gabriella
• Renato Salvatori as Mario Scarpelli
• Susan Spafford as Kathleen Flanagan
• Len Lesser as Lelio Marpicati
• Isabella Albonico as Isabella
• Max Showalter as Paul Prescott
• Graziella Granata as the Woman with the sick baby
• Bernard Judge as the Architect
• Loredana Nusciak
• John Phillip Law

References

1. Verdone, Mario (September 1962). "Smog". Bianco e Nero (9): 16–17. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
2. Mosk. (September 1962). "Smog". Variety . Vol. 228, no. 2. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
3. Celada, Luca (12 July 2022). "Restored by HFPA: "Smog" (1962) - A Long-Lost Gem". Golden Globes . Retrieved 21 September 2025.
4. Gresleri, Lapo (29 June 2023). ""Smog" e l'un-american dream di Franco Rossi". Cinefilia Ritrovata (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
5. Cirami, Gabriele; Zancan, Roberto (31 August 2022). "Un film "dimenticato" del 1962 che può insegnarci molto sul modernismo". Domus (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2025.

External links

• Smog at IMDb  
• Smog at Rotten Tomatoes