The Voyage
Brief Synopsis
A man falls in love with his brother's widow.
Cast & Crew
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Vittorio De Sica
Director
Sophia Loren
Richard Burton
Renato Pinciroli
Olga Romanelli
Sergio Bruni
Film Details
Also Known As
Journey, The, Viaggio, Voyage
MPAA Rating
Genre
Romance
Drama
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Synopsis
A man falls in love with his brother's widow.
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Journey, The, Viaggio, Voyage
MPAA Rating
Genre
Romance
Drama
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 41m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
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The Voyage
Some movies make a bigger impact in show business news than as finished products. Director Vittorio De Sica's last feature film The Voyage (Il viaggio) generated months of excited press releases as prospective cast members were announced and then changed. The leading roles eventually taken by Richard Burton and Sophia Loren were initially reported as going to Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schneider, while Tom Courtenay was a casting choice for the supporting role finally filled by Ian Bannen. The press also pounced on a production halt that saw the ailing 72 year-old De Sica hospitalized to evaluate a cyst on his lung. As insurance, producer Carlo Ponti lined up director Franco Zeffirelli to take De Sica's place, but became furious when Zeffirelli told the press that the movie should be junked, and its resources used to film one of his own proposed projects. Adapted from Luigi Pirandello's 1910 novella Il Viaggio, the tragic story begins in WW1 Sicily, where all marriages are arranged and wives are considered the property of the husband's family. The dying wish of Count Braggi causes Adriana de Mauro (Sophia Loren) to marry not her true love Cesare Braggi (Richard Burton), but his dull brother Antonio (Ian Bannen). After several years of dutiful but miserable matrimony, Antonio dies in an accident. When Cesare returns, he finds that Adriana is already suffering from a mysterious ailment. Defying convention, the passionate lovers run away to Venice for a brief, fatal affair. The press followed the filming closely, from Syracuse to Naples, hoping for signs of jealousy from Burton's attentive wife Elizabeth Taylor. Both stars praised the ailing De Sica, with Burton explaining that he happily allowed the director to play the Cesare part in rehearsals, with Burton stepping in only when cameras rolled. The critics weren't as enthused by the finished film. Burton's performance was slighted as lifeless, while the extrovert Loren seemed miscast as a submissive heroine dying of a 'Hollywood' disease, the kind with no unsightly symptoms. The film was not well received, and it made its U.S. premiere several years later on pay TV. When Vittorio De Sica passed away late in 1974, many outlets overlooked Il viaggio and listed A Brief Vacation (1973) as his final picture.
The Voyage
Some movies make a bigger impact in show business news than as finished products. Director Vittorio De Sica's last feature film The Voyage (Il viaggio) generated months of excited press releases as prospective cast members were announced and then changed. The leading roles eventually taken by Richard Burton and Sophia Loren were initially reported as going to Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schneider, while Tom Courtenay was a casting choice for the supporting role finally filled by Ian Bannen. The press also pounced on a production halt that saw the ailing 72 year-old De Sica hospitalized to evaluate a cyst on his lung. As insurance, producer Carlo Ponti lined up director Franco Zeffirelli to take De Sica's place, but became furious when Zeffirelli told the press that the movie should be junked, and its resources used to film one of his own proposed projects. Adapted from Luigi Pirandello's 1910 novella Il Viaggio, the tragic story begins in WW1 Sicily, where all marriages are arranged and wives are considered the property of the husband's family. The dying wish of Count Braggi causes Adriana de Mauro (Sophia Loren) to marry not her true love Cesare Braggi (Richard Burton), but his dull brother Antonio (Ian Bannen). After several years of dutiful but miserable matrimony, Antonio dies in an accident. When Cesare returns, he finds that Adriana is already suffering from a mysterious ailment. Defying convention, the passionate lovers run away to Venice for a brief, fatal affair. The press followed the filming closely, from Syracuse to Naples, hoping for signs of jealousy from Burton's attentive wife Elizabeth Taylor. Both stars praised the ailing De Sica, with Burton explaining that he happily allowed the director to play the Cesare part in rehearsals, with Burton stepping in only when cameras rolled. The critics weren't as enthused by the finished film. Burton's performance was slighted as lifeless, while the extrovert Loren seemed miscast as a submissive heroine dying of a 'Hollywood' disease, the kind with no unsightly symptoms. The film was not well received, and it made its U.S. premiere several years later on pay TV. When Vittorio De Sica passed away late in 1974, many outlets overlooked Il viaggio and listed A Brief Vacation (1973) as his final picture.
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Released in United States 1974
Released in United States 1974
