The American Backyard

Overview

A troubled young man falls for an American military auxiliary in postwar Italy. A year later, he relocates to the American Midwest to write his first novel, next to her elderly mother's house—separated by a grim garden.

Release date

Mar 6, 2025

Rating

6.744 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 47 minutes

Genres

Horror
Mystery

Cast

Filippo Scotti
As Lui
Rita Tushingham
As Flora
Roberto De Francesco
As Emilio Zagatto
Armando De Ceccon
As Glauco Zagotto
Chiara Caselli
As Doris
Massimo Bonetti
As Il presidente della Corte d'Assise
Morena Gentile
As Arianna
Mildred Gustafsson
As Barbara
Romano Reggiani
As P.M.
Robert Madison
As Maggiore Capland
Patrizio Pelizzi
As Giudice della Corte d'Assise
Cesare Cremonini
As Ugo Oste
Andrea Roncato
As Maresciallo dei Carabinieri
Nicola Nocella
As Frate
Holly Irgen
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As Giudice popolare
Luca Bagnoli
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As Cancelliere
Claudio Botosso
As Medico legale
Filippo Velardi
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As Pubblico Ministero
Valter Capizzi
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As Orlando Giovanola
Luigi Monfredini
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As Avvocato della Difesa
Giovanni Leuratti
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As Padre di Rosalia Finotti
Luigi Nicolas Martini
As Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

Pupi Avati
Role: Director
Antonio Avati
Role: Producer
Pupi Avati
Role: Screenplay
Pupi Avati
Role: Novel
Pompeo Iaquone
Role: Sound
Beatrice Giannini
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Role: Costume Designer
Ivan Zuccon
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Role: Editor
Biagio Fersini
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Role: Production Design
Gianluca Curti
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Role: Producer
Santo Versace
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Role: Producer
Tommaso Avati
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Role: Screenplay
Pupi Avati
Role: Story
Mariantonia Avati
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Role: Second Unit Director
Sergio Stivaletti
Role: Special Effects
Cesare Bastelli
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Role: Director of Photography