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.
Not for scares, laughs or comfort.
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Jennifer JonesMary Forbes
Montgomery CliftGiovanni Doria
Gino CerviPolice Commissioner
Richard BeymerPaul
Paolo StoppaTraveling Salesman
Nando BrunoRailway Worker
Enrico GloriPolice Brigadier
Liliana GeracePregnant Sicilian Woman
Giuseppe PorelliGallant Traveler
Maria Pia CasilioYoung Bride from Abruzzo (uncredited)
Clelia MataniaMother of Annoying Children on the Train (uncredited)
Enrico ViarisioCheerful Telegram Man (uncredited)
Memmo CarotenutoVenturini, Thief at the Police Station (uncredited)
Charles FawcettSad Man at the Post Office (uncredited)
Gigi RederBridegroom from Abruzzo (uncredited)
Oscar BlandoRailway Worker (uncredited)
Aristide CatoniPriest (uncredited)
Leslie DanielsInformation Booth Agent (Uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 86April 2, 1953 · 1 h 4 min · Drama, Romance
Sympathetic Adulterer, Chiaroscuro, Real Time +5
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In the United States, Indiscretion of an American Wife streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, IndieFlix, and IndieFlix Shorts, and it is free with ads on Plex, JustWatch TV Free, The Roku, Hoopla, Fawesome, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, and Filmtap. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 138 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 47 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 43%).
Yes: romance is 9 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
No, it was made in Italian, with some English, French, and German.
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