Celebrated producer/director Stanley Kramer (Guess Mo s Coming to Dinner, Judgment at Nuremberg, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World) blends charm, suspense and romance in William Rose and Ben Maddow's screen adaptation of Robert Crichton's best-selling comic tale of a small Italian village and its attempt to hide a million bottles of wine from the Nazis.
In a performance infused with the same bravado and humanity as his Zorba the Greek, Anthony Quinn plays Italo Bombolmi, a wine-sodden buffoon who becomes the town's mayor, its inspiration and, ultimately, its hero. And who better to portray his flashing-eyed and fiery-tongued wife than Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo)? No less excellent is Hardy Kruger's characterization of a German officer obsessed by honor and consumed by duty. And Giancarlo Giannini - later to achieve international stardom in Lina Wertmuller's films Swept Away and Seven Beauties - is outstanding as an impassioned young villager.
Released:
Tue, 05/13/2008
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
2-Channel Stereo
Actors:
Anthony Quinn - Bombolini
Actors:
Anna Magnani - Rosa
Actors:
Virna Lisi - Caterina
Actors:
Hardy Kruger - Captain Von Prum
Actors:
Sergio Franchi - Tufa
Actors:
Renato Rascel - Babbaluche
Actors:
Giancarlo Giannini - Fabio
Actors:
Patrizia Valturri - Angela
Actors:
Eduardo Ciannelli - Luigi
Actors:
Leopoldo Trieste - Vittorini
Actors:
Gigi Ballista - Padre Polenta
Actors:
Quinto Parmeggiani - Copa
Actors:
Wolfgang Jansen - Zopf
Actors:
Peter Kuiper - Traub
Actors:
Pino Ferrara - Dr. Bara
Actors:
Curt Lowens - Col. Scheer
Actors:
Aldo De Carellis - Old Vines
Actors:
Carlo Capannelle - Capoferro
Actors:
Carlo Caprioli - Pietrosanto
Actors:
Gigi Bonos - Benedetti
Actors:
Pippo Lauricella - Pulci
Actors:
Renato Chiantoni - Bracolini
Actors:
Francesco Mule - Francucci
Actors:
Marco Tulli - Mazzola
Actors:
Dieter Wilken - Hans
Actors:
Karl Otto Alberty - Otto
Actors:
Tim Donnelly - Holtzmann
