Movie·1970·1h 49m
Sunflower
A woman born for love. A man born to love her. A timeless moment in a world gone mad.
Directed By
Vittorio De Sica
Country
Italy
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Original title: I girasoli
After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?
Written By
Giorgi Mdivani
Producer
Carlo Ponti, Arthur Cohn
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Music
Henry Mancini
Editor
Adriana Novelli
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Sophia Loren
Giovanna
Marcello Mastroianni
Antonio
Ludmila Savelyeva
Mascia
Galina Andreeva
Valentina
Anna Carena
Madre Antonio
Germano Longo
Ettore
Glauco Onorato
Il reduce
Silvano Tranquilli
L'operaio italiano
Marisa Traversi
Donna stazione
Gunārs Cilinskis
Funzionario russo
Giorgio Basso
Gianni Bortolotto
Italian official
Umberto Di Grazia
Giuliano Girardi
Dino Peretti
Pippo Starnazza
Oleg Fyodorov
Young Russian worker (uncredited)
Alla Budnitskaya
Uncredited
// crew
Crew
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Arthur Cohn
Producer
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Tonino Guerra
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay, Story
Adriana Novelli
Editor
Joseph E. Levine
Executive Producer
Giorgi Mdivani
Screenplay
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