Indian Summer (1972): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Indian Summer is a 1972 romantic drama directed by Valerio Zurlini, starring Alain Delon as Daniele Dominici, Giancarlo Giannini and Lea Massari. It runs 2 hours 5 minutes and earned $3,723 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 5m (125 min)
- Director
- Valerio Zurlini
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Mondial Televisione Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Indian Summer About?
The premise of Indian Summer without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Daniele Dominici, a gambler and poetry professor, arrives in Rimini to teach for four months at the local high school, replacing a teacher. His relationship with Monica is strained, so he spends time with acquaintances—gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In class he meets the attractive nineteen‑year‑old student Vanina Abati, Gerardo’s girlfriend.
Indian Summer Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- sex scene
- female nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- boat
- cigarette smoking
- classroom
- playing cards
- high school
- substitute teacher
- newspaper
- beach
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- infidelity
- dolphin
- bare chested male
- ringing telephone
- public phone
- public telephone
- train station
- train
- funeral
- unhappiness
- seaside
- reference to francesco petrarca
- reference to petrarch
- reference to alessandro manzoni
- reference to d. h. lawrence
- reference to david herbert lawrence's lady chatterley's lover
- reference to stendhal
- older man younger woman relationship
- teacher
- italy
- kiss
- unhappy couple
- character says i love you
- red sports car
- 1970s
- male teacher female student sex
- nostalgia
- title appears in writing
- bad breakup
- feelings of guilt
- reference to piero della francesca
- rimini italy
- red car
- reference to the virgin mary
- drinking liquor from a bottle
- book of poems
- haunted by the past
- reckless driving
Indian Summer Cast & Characters
Alain Delon leads the cast as Daniele Dominici, with Giancarlo Giannini as Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider' and Lea Massari as Monica. Directed by Valerio Zurlini; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Valerio Zurlini
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Alain Delon as Daniele Dominici -
Giancarlo Giannini as Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider' - Lea Massari as Monica
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Renato Salvatori as Marcello
Also Starring in Indian Summer
· 14 more- Sonia Petrovna Vanina Abati
- Adalberto Maria Merli Gerardo Favani
- Alida Valli Marcella Abati - Vanina's mother
- Carla Mancini Female Student
- Maria Tedeschi The Bespectacled Lady at the Funeral (uncredited)
- Salvo Randone professeur Porra
- Krista Nell Martine - the girl reading Daniele's palm (uncredited)
- Fabrizio Moroni Fabrizio Romani
- Pino Ammendola Ragazzo in discoteca (uncredited)
- Liana Del Balzo Signora Dominici, Daniele's mother (uncredited)
- Patrizia Adiutori Valeria
- Sandro Moretti Leo Montanari
- Nicoletta Rizzi Elvira
- Roberto Lande
Indian Summer Plot Summary
What happens in Indian Summer from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Daniele Dominici is hired as a substitute teacher at a liceo classico in Rimini, a position that raises questions given his spotty employment history. In his first class, he tasks the students with writing on a free topic or, optionally, on the writer Manzoni. To his surprise, only one pupil chooses the latter: the quiet and attractive Vanina Abati. As Daniele becomes drawn to her, he begins to court her and lends her the book Vanina Vanini by Stendhal.
Full summary
The whole story of Indian Summer, scene by scene
Indian Summer Box Office
Indian Summer grossed $3,723 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$3.7K
- International
- $3.7K
Indian Summer Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Indian Summer.
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Indian Summer FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Indian Summer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Indian Summer?
Indian Summer runs 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).
When was Indian Summer released?
Indian Summer was released on October 18, 1972.
Who directed Indian Summer?
Indian Summer was directed by Valerio Zurlini.
More films by Valerio Zurlini Who is in the cast of Indian Summer?
Indian Summer stars Alain Delon as Daniele Dominici, Giancarlo Giannini as Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider' and Lea Massari as Monica, among 18 credited actors.
How much did Indian Summer make at the box office?
Indian Summer grossed $3,723 worldwide.
Does Indian Summer have a post-credit scene?
No. Indian Summer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Indian Summer in?
The original language of Indian Summer is Italian.
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