The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)

The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
140 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Stanley Kramer

Written By:
Robert Crichton
Ben Maddow

Actors:
Anthony Quinn ..... Italo Bombolini
Anna Magnani ..... Rosa
Virna Lisi ..... Caterina Malatesta
Hardy Krüger ..... Capt. von Prum
Sergio Franchi ..... Tufa
Renato Rascel ..... Babbaluche
Giancarlo Giannini ..... Fabio
Patrizia Valturri ..... Angela
Eduardo Ciannelli ..... Luigi
Leopoldo Trieste ..... Vittorini
Gigi Ballista ..... Pade Polenta
Quinto Parmeggiani ..... Copa
Carlo Caprioli ..... Giovanni Pietrosanto
Francesco Mulé ..... Francucci
Wolfgang Jansen ..... Sgt. Zopf

Synopsis:

Italo Bombolini (Anthony Quinn) is the mayor of the hillside village of Santa Vittorio. The wine-loving town leader erases a pro-Mussolini slogan when he hears of the fascist being killed and hanged from a meathook. His wife Rosa (Anna Magnani) throws him out of their wine shop when he and his friends celebrate and he gives away too much wine. When he hears the retreating Nazi Army will soon be in town, hundreds of villagers turn out to hide the wine in an old Roman cave. The people work day and night, hiding 1 million bottles just before the Nazis enter the town. SS officers threaten death to anyone who withholds the wine. Italo presents a single bottle to the irate general (Hardy Kruger), as the hapless Germans are powerless to force the villagers to produce the coveted bottles. Not even a pistol to the head of their beloved mayor is effective as the town stands by, watching in complete silence.

Bombolini is a fairly worthless drunk in the small Italian town of Santa Vittoria in the closing days of World War II. When word comes that the Fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. He can't get down and someone gets the crowd to chant his name to give him confidence. The Fascist town council hears this and believes that he is the town's new leader. They surrender to him and make him the new mayor. He rises to the occasion and when he finds that the Germans plan to occupy his town and take their wine (over a million bottles) he works out a plan to hide it.

The people of a Hill town in Northern Italy, are suddenly thrown into shock when apprised that a detachment of the retreating German army shortly is to descend upon them and to confiscate their precious wine, which they manage in time to hide. Based on the book by Robert Crichton

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 08 January, 2016.