Overview
Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.
Director and cast
- João César Monteiro Director
- Laura Morante as Laura Rossellini
- Philip J. Spinelli as Robert Jordan
- Manuela de Freitas as Sara
- Georges Claisse as Antoine
- Teresa Villaverde as Rosa
- Sérgio Antunes as Roberto
- Rita Figueiredo as Maria
- Frederick Ooms as 2nd Terrorist
- Haddy Moss as Head Terrorist
- Gerd Volkmar as 1st Terrorist
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