The Secret of Santa Vittoria Movie Review 1969

Italo Bambolini (Quinn) is an amiable drunk who unexpectedly becomes the mayor of his wine-making village during WWII. Hearing the Nazis are headed toward Santa Vittoria to loot their supply of vintage wines, Italo and his savvy wife, Rosa (Magnani), enlist the villagers to hide most of the bottles in a cave outside of town, leaving a token amount to satisfy suspicious German Commander Von Prum (Kruger), who tries to learn the truth. Overly long but still amusing. Based on the novel by Robert Crichton.

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Available on VHS
Running time 139 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Italy

Screenplay

William Rose, Ben Maddow

Cast

Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Hardy Kruger, Virna Lisi, Renato Rascel, Giancarlo Giannini, Valentina Cortese, Sergio Franchi

Cinematography

Giuseppe Rotunno

Director

Stanley Kramer

Music

Ernest Gold

Producer

Stanley Kramer, United Artists