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La ciociara

La ciociara

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 41mNot Rated
DramaWar
7.7
IMDB Rating
13,551 votes

In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.

Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writers
Alberto Moravia, Cesare Zavattini
Stars
Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone
Release Date
May 9, 1961
Language
Italian, German, English
Country
Italy, France
🏆 11
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 67
Reviews
📋 20.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
as Cesira
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Michele Di Libero
Raf Vallone
Raf Vallone
as Giovanni
Eleonora Brown
Eleonora Brown
as Rosetta
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
as Filippo Di Libero
Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi
as Un fascista
Pupella Maggio
Pupella Maggio
as Una contadina
Emma Baron
Emma Baron
as Maria
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Bruna Cealti
as Una sfollata
Antonella Della Porta
Antonella Della Porta
as La madre impazzita

💰 Box Office

$14,062
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Chiesa San Francesco d'Assisi, Fondi, Lazio, Italy
Production
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Cocinor, Les Films Marceau

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ItalianDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Great Italian Cinema
by jzappa2008-08-06
9/10

"Sophia Loren, aside from being one of the most sumptuously sexy women I have ever seen, proves herself here to be a tremendous actress. She has a melodramatic Italian flair that impassions her lovably aggressive character, a widowed shopkeeper in Rome during the Allied bombing in WWII, who flees with her beloved daughter to her impoverish mountainous native region. Throughout the story, she proves to be a strong woman, seasoned by pain and not having lost the fire and fight in her. Like many European films of its time, Two Women is all about the characters and the current on which they flow t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sophia Loren claims that Director Vittorio De Sica, so caught up in the story, regularly cried on the set when filming particularly emotional scenes.

📖 Synopsis

In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.