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Director:
Alberto Lattuada
Writers:
Giuseppe Berto (writer)
Franco Brusati (writer)
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Release Date:
20 December 1951 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Anna is a nurse and a nun, whose history catches up on her. | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
King, you're one of the best!
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 6 June 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)

Book Says Be Leery Of Societal Norms
 (From New York Post. 15 July 2008, 1:10 AM, PDT)

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Silvana has 50 different faces, each one is beautiful!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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 (USA)
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
Italian
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
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Zwischen Kino und Konzert - Der Komponist Nino Rota (1993) more
Soundtrack:
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13 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Silvana has 50 different faces, each one is beautiful!!!, 29 September 1999
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Author: Roger-100 from Beaumont, Pennsylvania USA

I loved the musical numbers. I wish I had a truly preserved copy of this movie. I never knew this movie existed until I saw "Caro Diaro". I have become a Silvana fan! "Silvana has 50 different faces, it all depends on which way she will face the camera. Each face she has, is truly beautiful. Bless Her Heart.............

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