Light in the Piazza_
"Were they too young for the love they dared?"
A young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother is slender, blonde, beautiful and there is something charmingly naive about her. Fabrizio Naccarelli seems to always know where the mother and daughter will sightsee next. Signor Naccarelli is just as concerned about where this will lead as Mrs. Johnson is. Then she starts thinking that perhaps her daughter can be a wife of a wealthy young man in a society where all she has to do is look beautiful. What happens if Signor Naccarelli finds out who his prospective daughter-in-law really is?
Starring
Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Light in the Piazza was released 64 years ago in 1962.
Overview
A young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother is slender, blonde, beautiful and there is something charmingly naive about her. Fabrizio Naccarell...
Light in the Piazza is a Drama, Romance film with a runtime of 1h 42m.
CAST (13)
Olivia de Havilland
Meg Johnson
Rossano Brazzi
Signor Naccarelli
Yvette Mimieux
Clara Johnson Naccarelli
George Hamilton
Fabrizio Naccarelli
Isabel Dean
Miss Hawtree
Moultrie Kelsall
The Minister
Nancy Nevinson
Signora Naccarelli
Barry Sullivan
Noel Johnson
Peppino De Martino
Train Conductor (uncredited)
WE
William E. Greene
The Consular Agent (uncredited)
Steve Plytas
Concierge (uncredited)
RR
Robert Rietti
The Priest (uncredited)
Rosella Spinelli
Giuseppina Naccarelli (uncredited)
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What is Light in the Piazza about?
A young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother is slender, blonde, beautiful and there is something charmingly naive about her. Fabrizio Naccarelli seems to always know where the mother and daughter will sightsee next. Signor Naccarelli is just as concerned about where this will lead as Mrs. Johnson is. Then she starts thinking that perhaps her daughter can be a wife of a wealthy young man in a society where all she has to do is look beautiful. What happens if Signor Naccarelli finds out who his prospective daughter-in-law really is?
How long is Light in the Piazza?
Light in the Piazza has a runtime of 102 minutes (1h 42m).
Who stars in Light in the Piazza?
The cast of Light in the Piazza includes Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, Isabel Dean.
What is the rating of Light in the Piazza?
Light in the Piazza has a rating of 6.2 out of 10 based on 22 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Romance