He does part of the acting for the actors." Since Quinn and Basehart did not speak Italian, both were dubbed in the original release.

La Strada is structurally, and titularly, a road film; “la strada” literally means “the road” in Italian.

Rota's score for La strada masterfully conveys moods ranging from energy to poignancy, and it demonstrates his deft handling of music to portray quirky characters.

However, La Strada is immensely more special because it takes us on a mythological journey as well. Fellini described it as: “A complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no precedent whatsoever.”