| La Storia | |
| Music: | Fiorenzo Carpi Gianfranco Plenizio Enrico Pieranunzi |
| Cinematography: | Franco Di Giacomo Franco Bellomo |
| Editing: | Roberto Missiroli |
| Producer: | Paolo Infascelli |
| Language: | Italian |
| Runtime: | 135 minutes (theatrical version) 270 minutes (TV version) |
La Storia ("History") is a 1986 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Claudia Cardinale. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Elsa Morante. A shorter version of the film was released theatrically, while a 4 hours and a half version was broadcast in three parts on Rai 2 in December 1986.[1] [2] It premiered out of competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, where Cardinale refused to appear, upset because the film had not been selected in the main competition.[2] [3]