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“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.”
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.

Anthony Quinn
Italo Bombolini

Anna Magnani
Rosa

Giancarlo Giannini
Fabio

Virna Lisi
Caterina Malatesta

Hardy Krüger
Capt. von Prum

Wolfgang Jansen
Feldwebel Zopf
Peter Kuiper
Feldwebel Traub
Sergio Franchi
Tufa

Renato Rascel
Babbaluche

Patrizia Valturri
Angela
The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a comedy, drama, war film released in 1970 exploring themes of world war ii. Directed by Stanley Kramer, it stars Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Giancarlo Giannini. During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
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