---
title: 'Red Desert (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michelangelo Antonioni'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-desert-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058003/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Red Desert (1964)

1964 · 117 min · Drama, Romance · France, Italy

Original title: Il deserto rosso

## Synopsis

Red Desert is a 1964 psychological drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, written by Antonioni and Tonino Guerra, and starring Monica Vitti and Richard Harris. Set in Northern Italy, the story follows a troubled woman who is unable to adapt to her environment after an automobile accident. This was Antonioni's first color film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michelangelo Antonioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelangelo-antonioni)
- **Screenplay:** [Michelangelo Antonioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelangelo-antonioni), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giovanni Fusco](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-fusco)
- **Producer:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi), [Angelo Rizzoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rizzoli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Di Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-di-palma)
- **Editor:** [Eraldo Da Roma](https://cinepixo.com/people/eraldo-da-roma)

## Cast

- [Giovanni Lolli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-lolli)
- [Xenia Valderi](https://cinepixo.com/people/xenia-valderi)
- [Monica Vitti](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-vitti)
- [Richard Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harris)
- [Rita Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-renoir)
- [Beppe Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/beppe-conti)
- [Bruno Scipioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-scipioni)

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