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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell ()

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Carla Campbell receives maintenance payment from three former soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.
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Carla Campbell
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Shirley Newman
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Phil Newman
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Justin Young
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Walter Braddock
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Fritzie Braddock
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Gia Campbell
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Lauren Young (as Marian Moses)
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Rosa
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Countess
James Mishler ...
Stubby
Dale Cummings ...
Pete
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Vittorio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Inna Alexeieff ...
Mamma Cappullino (uncredited)
Ennio Antonelli ...
Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
Mara Carisi ...
International Express Office Client (uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni ...
Man at Reunion Party (uncredited)
Vittorio Fanfoni ...
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Anna Manduchi ...
Reunion Party Guest (uncredited)
Alfred Thomas ...
Man at the Airport (uncredited)
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Priest (uncredited)

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Melvin Frank

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Melvin Frank ... (written by) &
Denis Norden ... (written by) &
Sheldon Keller ... (written by)

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C.O. Erickson ... executive producer
Melvin Frank ... producer

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Riz Ortolani

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Gábor Pogány ... director of photography (as Gabor Pogany)

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Bill Butler

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Robert Lawrence ... editorial supervisor
Richard Hymns ... assistant editor (uncredited)

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Arrigo Equini

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Giuseppe Chevalier

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Gabriella Borzelli ... hairdresser
Giancarlo Del Brocco ... key makeup artist
Amato Garbini ... makeup artist

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Luciano Piperno ... production manager
Giorgio Zambon ... production manager

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Franco Cirino ... first assistant director
Robert Lawrence ... second unit director
Mauro Sacripanti ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

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Cloudia Rebar ... continuity sketches (as Claudia Bassett)
Italo Tomassi ... scene designer (uncredited)

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Bill Creed ... sound editor
David Hildyard ... sound
Gerry Humphreys ... re-recording engineer
Walter Nelson ... sound editor
John Glen ... additional sound editor (uncredited)
Richard Hymns ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Robin O'Donoghue ... sound re-recording assistant (uncredited)

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Idelmo Simonelli ... camera operator
Sergio Strizzi ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Anna Maria Feo ... wardrobe (as Anna Maria Fea)
Morton Haack ... wardrobe designer

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Riz Ortolani ... conductor

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Yvonne Axworthy ... script supervisor
Connie Willis ... script supervisor (as Constance M. Willis)
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Twenty years after their initial war-time visit three U.S. servicemen hold a reunion at an Italian village. They all have fond memories, especially of local girl Carla. But she has been telling each of them that they are the father of her daughter Gia, so they have all been paying well for her upbringing. As this dawns on the threesome old rivalries surface, but times have changed and complications such as wives, middle-age, and the need to protect Gia's future start to surface. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Also Known As
  • Saludos Sra. Campbell (United States, Spanish title)
  • Buona sera Madame Campbell (France)
  • Von Alimenten lässt sich's leben (Germany)
  • Buona sera, señora Campbell (Spain)
  • Μπουόνα σέρα, κυρία Κάμπελ (Greece)
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Trivia The plot, three potential fathers vying to prove that they are the father of the main character's daughter, is used many years later in the stage musical Mamma Mia! This movie is also the basis for another Broadway musical, Carmelina. Mamma Mia was made into a successful film in 2008 set in Greece, Mamma Mia! (2008), rather than Italy. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) would follow in 2018, with further family adventures. See more »
Goofs The three men are said to have contributed average monthly payments of $85 (Walter), $115 (Phil), and $140 (Justin). While the actual number of years is not completely clear, Justin assumes 20 years. He states cumulative total payments the men paid to Carla, "over 20 years, compounded at 6% interest, would come to $197,000." They also say that Walter paid $41,000 and Phil $47,000 over that period. None of the calculated figures are correct. Assuming that the monthly averages are correct, as listed above, then the annual/lifetime contributions are $1,020/$20,400 (Walter); $1,380/$27,600 (Phil); and $1,680/$33,600 (Justin) for a total of $81,600. Justin goes further in calculating accrued interest. He cites an annual figure of 6%. While this would have been approximately correct at the time of filming, it did not represent the previous 20 years. An average interest rate for 1948-1968 is ~3.28%. At 3.28% the invested total for each man's contribution is $28,737 (Walter), $38,880 (Phil), and $47,332 (Justin). For a total of $114,950. This is significantly less than Justin's $197,000 figure (which is too high even at 6%, which would have been $157,000). [Note that $114,950 in 1968 has an inflation adjusted value of $949,600 in 2022.] However, these are all theoretical. Presumably Carla used their money to buy the winery and that's where she made her money. See more »
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Quotes Justin Young: [Tallying up the amount of money they've collectively sent to Mrs. Campbell over the years] You averaged eighty-five a month, you, a hundred and fifteen, me, a hundred a forty... which, over twenty years, compounded at six percent interest, would come to a hundred and ninety seven thousand dollars.
Walter Braddock: [incredulous] A hundred and ninety seven *thousand*?... We paid more war damages than Germany!
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