Teresa Summary
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Genres: Drama
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In Teresa, director Fred Zinnemann adopts the same quasi-documentary approach he'd used in The_Search (1948). Lensed on location in Italy and New York, the film introduces Pier_Angeli in the title role, and co-stars three male newcomers: John_Ericson, Ralph_Meeker and Rod_Steiger. Teresa is the Italian bride of GI Philip (Ericson), who is established from the outset as mentally disturbed. Taking Teresa home with him to New York, Philip begins to crack under the pressure of married life -- not to mention the angst brought to bear by his highly dysfunctional family. A happy ending doesn't seem likely under these circumstances, but there's always hope. The best scene in Teresa occurs during an fateful visit to Coney Island. Featured in the cast is political cartoonist Bill_Mauldin, who'd subsequently co-star in John_Huston's Red Badge of Courage. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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