This flashback heavy melodrama is a loose adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata named after the Beethoven piece. The story concerns marriage, divorce, love, carnal lust and jealousy.
3.5 / 5
Clara Calamai
Elena Leonardi
Roldano Lupi
Piero Leonardi
Jean Servais
Enrico Miller
Maria Melvin
Madre di Elena
Lucio Marsaglia
Direttore del casinò
Ivo Sogliano
Segretario di Miller
Ivo Perilli
Screenplay
Story
Guido Piovene
Antonio Pietrangeli
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Gianna Manzini
Gianni Franciolini
Mario Montuori
Camera Operator
Romolo Laurenti
Production Manager
Alberto Pozzetti
First Assistant Director
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Piero Gherardi
Production Design
Costume Design
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Fernando Previtali
Conductor
Director
Leo Tolstoy
Novel
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography
Franco Palaggi
Unit Manager