---
title: 'Light in the Piazza (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guy Green'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/light-in-the-piazza-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056183/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Light in the Piazza (1962)

1962 · 101 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Light in the Piazza is a 1962 American romantic drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, and Barry Sullivan. Based on the 1960 novel by Elizabeth Spencer, the film is about a beautiful but mentally disabled young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother and the Italian man they meet during one leg of their trip. The film features extensive location shooting in Florence and Rome by the cinematographer Otto Heller.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-green)
- **Screenplay:** [Julius J. Epstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-j-epstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed)
- **Director of Photography:** [Otto Heller](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-heller)
- **Editor:** [Frank Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-clarke)

## Cast

- [Olivia de Havilland](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-de-havilland)
- [Rossano Brazzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossano-brazzi)
- [Nancy Nevinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-nevinson)
- [Yvette Mimieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvette-mimieux)
- [Barry Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sullivan)
- [George Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-hamilton)

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