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| Anna's Sin | |
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| Directed by | Camillo Mastrocinque |
| Written by | Camillo Mastrocinque Edoardo Anton Anna Vita |
| Cinematography | Bitto Albertini |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Anna's Sin (Italian : Il peccato di Anna) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film is a retelling of Shakespeare's Othello.
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