Fresh
Carrying charm, suspense, romance, the production offers Anthony Quinn at his seasoned best, a plot and unfoldment that holds the spectator.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
In the beginning there was Bombolini the fool, Bombolini the drunk, Bombolini the joke. In the end there was Bombolini the mayor, Bombolini the hero, Bombolini the beautiful. In between is the secret of Santa Vittoria.
1970 · 2h 19m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, War
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Overview
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Director and cast
- Stanley Kramer Director
- Anthony Quinn as Italo Bombolini
- Anna Magnani as Rosa
- Giancarlo Giannini as Fabio
- Virna Lisi as Caterina Malatesta
- Hardy Krüger as Capt. von Prum
- Wolfgang Jansen as Feldwebel Zopf
- Peter Kuiper as Feldwebel Traub
- Sergio Franchi as Tufa
- Renato Rascel as Babbaluche
- Patrizia Valturri as Angela
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
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Rotten
There's not one affecting, surprising or spontaneous moment in the picture.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
Lost without a message to sledgehammer home, Kramer turned to bombastic comedy with this World War II yarn.
Time Out
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