A Quiet Place in the Country

A Quiet Place in the Country
Promotional poster
Directed by	Elio Petri
Produced by	Alberto Grimaldi^[1]
Screenplay by	Luciano Vincenzoni Elio Petri^[1]
Story by	Tonino Guerra Elio Petri^[1]
Based on	The Beckoning Fair One by George Oliver Onions
Starring	Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Georges Géret Gabriella Boccardo
Music by	Ennio Morricone^[1]
Cinematography	Luigi Kuveiller^[1]
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni^[1]
Production companies	P.E.A. Produzioni Associate Delphos Les Productions Artistes Associés^[1]
Distributed by	P.E.A.-United Artists
Release dates	14 November 1968 (1968-11-14) (Italy) 14 August 1969 (1969-08-14) (France)
Running time	105 minutes^[1]
Country	Italy France^[1]
Box office	₤387.358 million^[1]

A Quiet Place in the Country (Italian: Un tranquillo posto di campagna, French: Un coin tranquille à la campagne) is a 1968 Italian-French thriller film directed by Elio Petri.^[2]

Cast

Franco Nero as Leonardo Ferri
Vanessa Redgrave as Flavia
Georges Géret as Attilio
Gabriella Boccardo as Wanda

Release

A Quiet Place in the Country was released in Italy on November 14, 1968.^[1] The film was distributed theatrically in by P.E.A.—United Artists, where it grossed 387.358 million Italian lira.^[1] It was released in France on August 14, 1969 and the United States on August 28, 1970.^[1]

Reception

A Quiet Place in the Country was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silver Bear award.^[3]

Footnotes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Curti 2015, p. 177.
↑ Pavlides, Dan. "Un Tranquillo Posto di Campagna (1969)". AllMovie. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
↑ "Berlinale 1969: Prize Winners". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

References

Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.

External links

Films directed by Elio Petri

The Assassin (1961) His Days Are Numbered (1962) The Teacher from Vigevano (1963) High Infidelity (1964) The 10th Victim (1965) We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973) Todo modo (1976) Good News (1979)

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