White Nights (1957 film)

Le notti bianche
Italian	Le notti bianche
Directed by	Luchino Visconti
Screenplay by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico Luchino Visconti
Based on	White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Produced by	Franco Cristaldi
Starring	Maria Schell Marcello Mastroianni Jean Marais Clara Calamai
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Nino Rota
Production companies	Cinematografica Associati Intermondia Films Vides Cinematografica Cinecittà
Distributed by	The Rank Organisation
Release date	6 September 1957 (Venice) 14 November 1957 (Italy) 8 May 1958 (France)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian
Box office	511,922 admissions (France)[1]

White Nights (Italian: Le notti bianche, French: Nuits blanches) is a 1957 romantic drama 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.^[2] The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and won the Silver Lion at the 18th Venice International Film Festival.^[3]