The Walk (1953 film)

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The Walk
La passeggiata poster.jpg
Directed by Renato Rascel
Screenplay by Turi Vasile
Diego Fabbri
Ugo Guerra
Giorgio Prosperi
Franco Rossi
Cesare Zavattini
Enzo Curreli
Renato Rascel
StarringRenato Rascel
Valentina Cortese
Cinematography Vaclav Vich
Music byGiovanni Militello
Release date
  • 1953 (1953)
CountryItaly
Language Italian

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]

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Plot

Renato Rascel crouching behind Valentina Cortese in a still from the film. Passeggiata 1953 rascel foto sc.jpg
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.

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