
Feature film — 1953
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?
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Director: Vittorio De Sica
On screen
Cast & crew

Jennifer Jones
Mary Forbes

Montgomery Clift
Giovanni Doria

Gino Cervi
Police Commissioner

Richard Beymer
Paul

Paolo Stoppa
Traveling Salesman

Nando Bruno
Railway Worker

Enrico Glori
Police Brigadier

Liliana Gerace
Pregnant Sicilian Woman

Giuseppe Porelli
Gallant Traveler
Roberto Rai
Brakeman

Maria Pia Casilio
Young Bride from Abruzzo (uncredited)

Clelia Matania
Mother of Annoying Children on the Train (uncredited)
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