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Sunflower (1970)
I girasoli (original title)

G  107 min  -  Drama   -  24 September 1970 (USA)
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An Italian woman conducts a desperate search for her husband, a soldier considered missing in action in Russia - like fifty thousand others during WWII.

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writers:

Tonino Guerra (story), Cesare Zavattini (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophia Loren ...
Giovanna
Marcello Mastroianni ...
Antonio
Lyudmila Savelyeva Lyudmila Savelyeva ...
Mascia (as Ljudmila Saveljeva)
Galina Andreyeva Galina Andreyeva ...
Valentina, Soviet official (as Galina Andreeva)
Anna Carena Anna Carena ...
Madre Antonio
Nadya Serednichenko Nadya Serednichenko ...
Contadina russa (as Nadja Cerednicenko)
Germano Longo Germano Longo ...
Ettore
Glauco Onorato Glauco Onorato ...
Il reduce
Silvano Tranquilli Silvano Tranquilli ...
L'operaio italiano
Marisa Traversi Marisa Traversi ...
Donna stazione
Gunars Cilinskis Gunars Cilinskis ...
Funzionario russo (as Gunnar Zilinskij)
Giorgio Basso Giorgio Basso
Gianni Bortolotti Gianni Bortolotti
Umberto Di Grazia Umberto Di Grazia
Giuliano Girardi Giuliano Girardi
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Storyline

At the end of World War II, Giovanna, a war bride living near Milan refuses to accept that her husband, Antonio, missing on the Russian front, is dead. There's a flashback to their brief courtship near her hometown of Naples, his 12-day leave to marry her, ruses to keep from deployment, and the ultimate farewell. Some years after the war, still with no word from Antonio, Giovanna goes to Russia to find him, starting in the town near the winter battle when he disappeared. Armed with his photograph, what will she find? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Russian Front | Flashback | Earring | World War Two  | See more »

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Filmed in Russia from the Kremlin to the Ukraine. See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Auringonkukkia See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The child of Giovanna (Sophia Loren) child in this film was actually Loren's from her partnership with producer Carlo Ponti. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Panel Quiz Attack 25: Episode dated 3 April 2005" (2005) See more »