> But usually the dialog is the exact same so it’s not noticed That's not the case for the films I'm describing. Here's the start of La Strada: https://www.yo

> But usually the dialog is the exact same so it’s not noticed That's not the case for the films I'm describing. Here's the start of La Strada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jSewbxyHYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jSewbxyHYM Quinn isn't even speaking Italian during the shooting: As was the common practice for Italian films at the time, shooting was done without sound; dialogue was added later along with music and sound effects. As a consequence, cast members generally spoke in their native language during filming: Quinn and Basehart in English, Masina and the others in Italian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Strada#Sound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Strada#Sound It's even more clear in this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fmvA_KG6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7fmvA_KG6U