---
title: 'A Brief Vacation (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vittorio De Sica'
released: '1973-07-21'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-brief-vacation-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069823/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Brief Vacation (1973)

1973 · 112 min · Drama · Italy, Spain

Original title: Una breve vacanza

## Synopsis

A Brief Vacation is a 1973 melodrama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was written by Cesare Zavattini, was inspired by an Apollinaire adage. The film addresses issues such as the health care system, labor conditions, spousal satisfaction, and class struggle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica)
- **Screenplay:** [Cesare Zavattini](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesare-zavattini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Manuel De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-de-sica)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Cohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-cohn), [Marina Cicogna](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-cicogna)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ennio Guarnieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-guarnieri)
- **Editor:** [Franco Arcalli](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-arcalli)

## Cast

- [Adriana Asti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-asti)
- [Franca Mazzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-mazzoni)
- [Paolo Limiti](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-limiti)
- [Maria Mizar Ferrara](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-mizar-ferrara)
- [Teresa Gimpera](https://cinepixo.com/people/teresa-gimpera)
- [José María Prada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-maria-prada)
- [Luigi Antonio Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-antonio-guerra)
- [Miranda Campa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-campa)
- [Hugo Blanco Galiasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-blanco-galiasso)
- [Renato Salvatori](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-salvatori)
- [Christian De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-de-sica)
- [Anna Carena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-carena)
- [Mario Garriba](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-garriba)
- [Monica Guerritore](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-guerritore)
- [Florinda Bolkan](https://cinepixo.com/people/florinda-bolkan)

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