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Director:
Writers:
Giuseppe Berto (writer)
Franco Brusati (writer)
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Release Date:
20 December 1951 (Italy) more
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Plot:
Anna is a nurse and a nun, whose history catches up on her. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Silvana Mangano ... Anna
Gaby Morlay ... Mother Superior
Raf Vallone ... Andrea
Jacques Dumesnil ... Professor Ferri
Vittorio Gassman ... Vittorio (as Vittorio Gassmann)
Patrizia Mangano ... Luisa
Natascia Mangano ... Lucia Manzi
Piero Lulli ... Doctor Manzi
Dina Romano ... Sister Virginia
Rosita Pisano ... Sister Carmela
Bianca Doria ... A Mother
Rocco D'Assunta ... A Father
Lila Rocco ... A Nurse (as Lilla Rocco)
Dina Perbellini ... A Patient
Emilio Petacci ... Colonel Zenner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Anna (France) (USA)
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Runtime:
107 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Silvana Mangano's recording of "El negro zumbon," known as "Anna" in the U.S., was a million-selling single on MGM Records in 1953. (The recording was taken directly from the soundtrack of the film.) Contrary to popular belief, the lyrics Mangano is singing aren't in Italian - they're in Spanish. more
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Continuity: When Anna is performing "El negro zumbon", she is initially shown dancing in a medium distance shot and her arms are fully outstretched. As she begins to sing there is a cut to a closeup and her right hand is now directly in front of her face. more
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to comment on Sylvania and the movie, Bitter Rice, 30 March 2005
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Author: Sara Militello from United States

I saw the movie 'Bitter Rice" and 'Anna' as a young woman, and they and the star, Sylvana Mangano had a galvanizing affect on me. I went to Catholic convent school as a youngster but was enrolled in public schools in the fourth grade so I identified with convent life.

I have never forgotten the songs she sang nor her leading man, Vittorio Guzeman. Only tonight (March 30, I thought to enter her name on a music site and was amazed when the two songs appeared! I down-loaded them (Non Dimenticar) and (Anna)! I think the movies above mentioned are the greatest movies of all time. Haven't been able to see either of them since I was that young girl...

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