Theatrical trailer of the stanley kramer film, the secret of santa vittoria. The secret of santa vittoria is a fictional story about a real place. I believe santa vittoria is an under appreciated film and a lost gem by director stanley kramer, it certainly deserves a place in afis top 100. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1969 movies 1969. Instead the location was the very picturesque anticoli corrado. The secret of santa vittoria is an exhilarated and quite unusual war movie comedy of director stanley kramer.
The secret, as in this movie s title, the secret of santa vittoria, was that italian villagers during nazi german occupied italy during world war ii were able to keep secret from them one million bottles of wine which were hidden underground. The american group in anticoli corrado is deeply honored to know you and privileged to be your. The real secret of santa vittoria in the mix magazine. The secret of santa vittoria at the american film institute catalog. The secret of santa vittoria bluray dvd talk dvd movie. View all photos 3 the secret of santa vittoria quotes. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2007 movies 2007. The secret of santa vittoria pg 2h 19min comedy, drama, war 27 february 1970 finland during wwii in italy, a wine producing village hide a million bottles from the germans. The secret of santa vittoria, full movie full movie 1969. It is based on leah napolin and isaac bashevis singers play of the same name, itself based on singers short story yentl the yeshiva boy. Without commercial breaks, the full movie the secret of santa vittoria has a duration of 9 minutes. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. That is the setting for stanley kramers 1969 film the secret of santa vittoria starring the late anthony quinn and hardy kruger.
In this comedy, based on robert crichtons novel, the members of an italian village endeavor to hide their only source of income. It was produced and directed by stanley kramer and coproduced by george glass from a screenplay by ben maddow and william rose. Cast the secret santa 2014 christy bonstell filmography. The secret of santa vittoria is a film directed by stanley kramer and starring anthony quinn, anna magnani, hardy kruger. Filming locations 4 filming dates 1 filming locations.
You can visit these places yourself next time youre in rome. It was produced and directed by stanley kramer and coproduced by george glass fro. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio. The secret of santa vittoria at tv guide revised form of this 1987 writeup was originally published in the motion picture guide. The secret of santa vittoria photos view all photos 3 movie info. The secret of santa vittoria is a 1969 film distributed by united artists.
The secret of santa vittoria 1969 directed by the great stanley kramer, the secret of santa vittoria 1969 is the picaresque tale of a small italian town during wwii who defy the invading german army by hiding their greatest treasure. When villagers hear that the retreating nazis will be coming through their town, they hide 1 mil bottles in hd. The film stars tim robbins, greta scacchi, fred ward, whoopi goldberg, peter gallagher, brion james, cynthia stevenson and is the story of a hollywood film studio executive who kills an aspiring screenwriter he believes is sending him. Angels and demons, the movie based on the book by dan brown, is set in rome and the vatican. A touched kramer replied the next morning in a townwide announcement, the decision of the italian crew of the secret of santa vittoria to dedicate one extra hour of work to the memory of robert kennedy has no parallel in motionpicture history. Fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american musical comedydrama film produced and directed by norman jewison. Supported by virna lisi, renato rascel and hardy kruger, all giving sublime performances. His movies included the defiant ones 1958, on the beach 1959, judgment at nuremberg 1961, and guess whos coming to dinner. Based on robert crichtons book, the movie takes place in the small hillside village of santa vittoria where the fall of mussolini has led to a power vacuum.
The secret of santa vittoria 1969 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The film, which opened yesterday at the victoria and translux 85th street theaters, could possibly be of interest to cinema students. The movie was not filmed in santa vittoria because, by 1969, it had become too modern looking to represent 1943. My first encounter with vermouth wines came in 1969, when i went with my family to see the movie, the secret of santa vittoria. The secret of santa vittoria may not be a fullfledged classic for starters, its comedic sensibilities are sometimes hit and miss and slapstick scenes with an abundance of physical comedy can seem out of place in a film that also has aspirations as a serious wwii time drama but the films inner spirit is triumphant. The secret of santa vittoria is a world war ii comedy about one towns stand against the nazis. Not even a pistol to the head of their beloved mayor is effective as the town stands by, watching in complete silence. Watch the secret of santa vittoria online 1969 movie yidio. The secret of santa vittoria is a film directed by stanley kramer with anthony quinn, anna magnani, hardy kruger, virna lisi, year. When word comes that the fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. Yentl is a 1983 american romantic musical drama film directed, cowritten, coproduced by, and starring barbra streisand. There are only 3,000 copies of this bluray available.
The wonderful anna magnani rosa bombolini and anthony quinn bombolini conjure up amazing scenes together. Towards the end of enrico cerasuolos the passion of anna magnani, marcello mastroianni. The secret of santa vittoria won the 1969 golden globe as the best comedymusical of the year, and twilight times bluray release of the film is an excellent representation of the movie and its memorable if overlong celebration of life. It is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name, with music composed by jerry bock, lyrics by sheldon harnick, and screenplay by joseph stein and based on stories by sholem aleichem. Find out where the secret of santa vittoria is streaming, if the secret of santa vittoria is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 plot summary imdb. Unhappily in anticoli corrado, film is not considered art, and, although modern, is not mentioned. Set constructions for this movie by the films art department in the italian. Bombolini is a fairly worthless drunk in the small italian town of santa vittoria in the closing days of world war ii. The film, starring anthony quinn of lawrence of arabia fame, is about the inhabitants of an italian village, santa vittoria, helping to hide a million bottles of wine from the nazis during world war ii. The secret of santa vittoria film at lincoln center.
This 1969 war movie was nominated for two oscars, so were cracking open something of a vintage here. The life of anna magnani is recounted through her films and stage work by documaker enrico cerasuolo. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Congratulations to 20th century for their great job of transferring this movie to dvd. It was produced and directed by stanley kramer and coproduced by george glass from a. During world war ii, italian villagers hide their wine from the german army. The film is based on the 1957 broadway musical of the same name by meredith willson. The secret of santa vittoria the 1969 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The secret of santa vittoria robert crichton, christopher hurt on. Anticoli corrado, rome, lazio, italy 4 of 4 found this interesting interesting. The player is a 1992 american satirical black comedy film directed by robert altman and written by michael tolkin, based on his own 1988 novel of the same name. The secret of santa vittoria movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The secret of santa vittoria at the tcm movie database. The museum is sited in the old prison, and there are many interesting scratchings, graffiti, on the walls and ceilings.
You can watch the secret santa online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Watch the secret of santa vittoria full movie in hd visit movies. To save the longterm future of their village, the peo. An italian town celebrating the fall of mussolini receives a setback with news of the advance of german troops, set on confiscating the towns famed supply of wine. Campbell and the light in the piazza being the other two. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2014 movies 2014. Feb 15, 2020 stanley kramer, american film producer and director who created unconventional, socially conscious works on a variety of issues not usually addressed in mainstream hollywood fare. The good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes awful in movies. No quotes approved yet for the secret of santa vittoria. The film was one of the biggest hits of the year and highly acclaimed critically. Anthony quinn and anna magnani in the secret of santa vittoria 1969 secret of. You can watch the secret of santa vittoria online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The format is widescreen and yesit is ananmorphic and the picture is sharp and the colors are vivid and accurate. Remote from the rest of wartorn italy, the little town of santa vittoria has but one thing to boast of.
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