La notte brava
Original title: Night Heat / The Big Night
“The moral bankruptcy of desperate youth brought stunningly, shockingly to the screen...”
1959 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by 
Mauro Bolognini
Mauro BologniniCast
Rosanna Schiaffino Elsa Martinelli 
Laurent Terzieff 
Jean-Claude Brialy Anna Maria Ferrero 
Franco Interlenghi
Credits
Written by: 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Plot
Three young men in the Roman underworld spend a night of petty crime and adventure, in a drama based on a Pasolini story.
Sinekatalog’s take
A raw, atmospheric Roman drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (836 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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