White Nights (1957 film)
| Le notti bianche | |
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| Italian | Le notti bianche |
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| Directed by | Luchino Visconti |
| Screenplay by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Luchino Visconti |
| Based on | White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Starring | Maria Schell Marcello Mastroianni Jean Marais Clara Calamai |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
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| Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | 511,922 admissions (France) |
White Nights (Italian: Le notti bianche), is a 1957 romantic melodrama film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1848 short story of the same name. It was written for the screen by Visconti and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and stars Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and won the Silver Lion at the 18th Venice International Film Festival.