The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1969
PG-13
2 घं 19 मि

IMDb रेटिंग

7.3/10

4.3 हज़ार

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Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)

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अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंDuring WWII in Italy, a wine-producing village hides a million bottles from the GermansDuring WWII in Italy, a wine-producing village hides a million bottles from the GermansDuring WWII in Italy, a wine-producing village hides a million bottles from the Germans

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IMDb रेटिंग

7.3/10

4.3 हज़ार

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ट्रिविया
The Italian crew was so upset over the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, which occurred during the shoot, that they dedicated an extra hour of work in his memory. The letter from the Italian workers' union read, "the best way to honor the memory of a man of action is by action." Producer-director Stanley Kramer replied with the following announcement: "The decision of the Italian crew of The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) to dedicate one extra hour of work to the memory of Robert Kennedy has no parallel in motion-picture history. The American group in Anticoli Corrado is deeply honored to know you and privileged to be your coworkers."

गूफ़
About 20 minutes in, when Bombolini is dangling from the water tower, he is holding onto the rope with only one hand in long shots but with both hands in close-ups.

भाव
Padre Polenta: [Bombolini wants the priest to pray for the rain to stop while the villagers move the wine] Nobody ever prays for sun, they only pray for rain.
Babbaluche: In Noah's ark, people prayed for rain?
Padre Polenta: That was before organized religion.
Babbaluche: Sure, all they had was God, the poor bastards.

कनेक्शन
Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: Alfred Molina (2007)

साउंडट्रैक
The Song of Santa Vittoria (Stay)
Music by Ernest Gold
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Sung by Sergio Franchi

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फीचर्ड रिव्यू

7/10

Viva Bombolini

When casting this film there was only one actor possible for the lead. It could only have been Anthony Quinn playing lead character and town drunk of Santa Vittorio, Bombolini. The way Quinn plays him so broadly it could only have been the guy who brought Zorba The Greek to the big screen.

When new of the fall of Mussolini's government the town celebrates as most of the town's did until Kesselring's troops occupied them. Because Quinn got himself totally plastered and stuck on a 100 foot water tower taking down pro-Mussolini signs the Fascist council thinks he's the popular leader and they make the town drunk mayor.

All a big joke to the one who knows him best wife Anna Magnani. They have what could be considered a tempestuous relationship. The only kind Magnani ever had on the screen. These scenes have some real bite to them because Quinn and Magnani did not get along at all during the making of The Secret Of Santa Vittoria.

What is that secret you ask? It is the fact that the town which is in the grape growing wine pressing part of Italy has squirreled away much of its wine from the Fascist government. Now however the Nazis threaten to occupy the town and Quinn and the rest of the town have to get real creative in their hiding.

They do and Quinn and Wehrmacht commander Hardy Kruger have quite a battle of wits. The German officer and the town drunk. Who do you think comes out on top?

The Secret Of Santa Vittoria is mostly a comedy, but it gets close to serious once the Germans arrive. Kruger has one of his most interesting parts in his career. He's a lot like Hannes Messemer who was the German Wehrmacht commander in The Great Escape. Kruger too has the S.S. looking over his shoulder.

Watch the film as you see this battle of wits between Quinn and Kruger. Lots of laughs along the way as you see whether Santa Vittoria keeps its wine.