The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
- Starring:
- Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stanley Kramer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Italo Bombolini (Anthony Quinn) is the mayor of the hillside village of Santa Vittorio. The wine-loving town leader erases a pro-Mussolini slogan when he hears of the fascist being killed and hanged from a meathook. His wife Rosa (Anna Magnani) throws him out of their wine shop when he and his friends celebrate and he gives away too much wine. When he hears the retreating Nazi Army will soon be in town, hundreds of villagers turn out to hide the wine in an old Roman cave. The people work day and night, hiding 1 million bottles just before the Nazis enter the town. SS officers threaten death to anyone who withholds the wine. Italo presents a single bottle to the irate general (Hardy Kruger), as the hapless Germans are powerless to force the villagers to produce the coveted bottles. Not even a pistol to the head of their beloved mayor is effective as the town stands by, watching in complete silence. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 140 mins
Complete Cast:
- Anthony Quinn - Italo Bombolini
- Virna Lisi - Caterina Malatesta
- Sergio Franchi - Tufa
- Giancarlo Giannini - Fabio
- Eduardo Ciannelli - Luigi Lunghetti
- Gigi Ballista - Padre Polenta
- Carlo Caprioli - Giovanni Pietrosanto
- Aldo de Carellis - "Old Vines"
- Peter Kuiper - Sgt. Traub
- Karl Otto Alberty - Otto
- Clelia Matania - Julietta
- Carlo Capannelle - Capoferro
- Pino Ferrara - Dr. Bara
- Timothy Donnelly - Pvt. Holtzmann
- Francesco Mule - Francocci
- Anna Magnani - Rosa Bombolini
- Hardy Kruger - Sepp Von Prum
- Renato Rascel - Babbaluche
- Patrizia Valturri - Angela
- Leopoldo Trieste - Vittorini
- Quinto Parmeggiani - Copa
- Wolfgang Jansen - Sgt. Zopf
- Marco Tulli - Mazzola
- Dieter Wilken - Hans
- Gigi Bonos - Benedetti
- Pippo Lauricella - Pulci
- Renato Chiantoni - Bracolini
- Curt Lowens - Col. Scheer
- Valentina Cortese - Gabriella
- Chris Anders - Corporal Heinsick
- Director(s):
- Stanley Kramer
- Writer(s):
- Ben Maddow, William Rose
- Producer(s):
- George Glass, Stanley Kramer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children)
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- 1969 - The Secret of Santa Vittoria - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1969 - The Secret of Santa Vittoria - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
