Assunta Spina | |
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Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
Written by | Eduardo De Filippo Gino Capriolo |
Based on | Assunta Spina by Salvatore Di Giacomo |
Produced by | Paolo Frascá Vittorio Mottini |
Starring | Anna Magnani Eduardo De Filippo Antonio Centa Aldo Bufi Landi |
Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
Production company | Ora Film |
Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Assunta Spina is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa and Giacomo Furia. [1] It was adapted from Salvatore Di Giacomo's 1909 play of the same title. It was released in the United States with the title Scarred. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Distributed by Titanus it earned around 70 million lira at the domestic box office. [2]
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