---
title: 'White Nights (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luchino Visconti'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-nights-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050782/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# White Nights (1957)

1957 · 97 min · Drama, Romance · France, Italy

Original title: Le notti bianche

## Synopsis

White Nights, is a 1957 romantic melodrama film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1848 short story of the same name. It was written for the screen by Visconti and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and stars Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and won the Silver Lion at the 18th Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luchino Visconti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luchino-visconti)
- **Screenplay:** [Luchino Visconti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luchino-visconti), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Producer:** [Franco Cristaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-cristaldi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Rotunno](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-rotunno)
- **Editor:** [Mario Serandrei](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-serandrei)

## Cast

- [Clara Calamai](https://cinepixo.com/people/clara-calamai)
- [Renato Terra](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-terra)
- [Corrado Pani](https://cinepixo.com/people/corrado-pani)
- [Giorgio Albertazzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-albertazzi)
- [Sandro Moretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-moretti)
- [Dirk Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/dirk-sanders)
- [Maria Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-schell)
- [Jean Marais](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marais)
- [Maria Zanoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-zanoli)
- [Pietro Ceccarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-ceccarelli)
- [Marcella Rovena](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcella-rovena)
- [Marcello Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-mastroianni)
- [Mimmo Palmara](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimmo-palmara)

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