Dropout (1970 film)

Dropout
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Directed by	Tinto Brass
Produced by	Franco Nero
Written by	Tinto Brass Roberto Lerici Franco Longo
Starring	Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Gigi Proietti Frank Windsor
Music by	Don Fraser
Cinematography	Silvano Ippoliti
Edited by	Tinto Brass
Release date	France: December 18, 1970 Italy: February 22, 1971 United States: January, 1975
Running time	109 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian English

Dropout is a 1970 Italian romantic drama directed by Tinto Brass. It stars real-life couple, Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave. They also worked with Brass a year later on the drama, La vacanza. Dropout was released in France on December 18, 1970, followed by a theatrical release in Italy on February 22, 1971.

Mary (Redgrave) is a disillusioned English banker’s wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno (Nero). Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society's dropouts; the unemployed, drug addicts, drag queens, alcoholics and anarchists. They both learn a great deal about life from these misfits.

Carlo Ponti had originally agreed to produce the film but when he pulled out, Brass, Nero and Redgrave decided to cover the production costs themselves. Subsequently, shooting commenced on 1 June 1970.