Sunflower (1970)

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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.

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Cast

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

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Drama

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English | Russian

Release Date:

24 September 1970 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Auringonkukkia See more »

Filming Locations:

Bereguardo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

AVCO Embassy Pictures, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min | Portugal: 98 min (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

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

Connections

Referenced in American Sexual Revolution (1971) See more »

Sunflower (1970)
I girasoli (original title)

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