Il grido is a 1957 Italian black-and-white
drama film directed by
Michelangelo Antonioni and starring
Steve Cochran,
Alida Valli,
Betsy Blair, and
Dorian Gray. Based on a story by Antonioni, the film is about a man who wanders aimlessly, away from his town, away from the woman he loved, and becomes emotionally and socially inactive.
Il Grido won the Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard Award in 1957, and the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon Award for Best Cinematography (
Gianni di Venanzo) in 1958.