''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976
Italian drama film
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directed by
Giuliano Montaldo
Giuliano Montaldo (born 22 February 1930) is an Italian film director.
Biography
While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film ''Achtung! Banditi!'' (1951). ...
. It is based on a novel of the same name by
Renata Viganò which won the
Viareggio Prize
The Viareggio Prize ( it, Premio Viareggio, italic=no or ) is an Italian literary prize, first awarded in 1930. Named after the Tuscan city of Viareggio, it was conceived by three friends, , Carlo Salsa and Leonida Rèpaci, to rival the Milanese ...
in 1949.
Cast
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Ingrid Thulin
Ingrid Lilian Thulin (; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress and director who collaborated with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish a ...
: Agnese
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Stefano Satta Flores: il comandante
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Michele Placido
Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...
: Tom
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Aurore Clément
Aurore Clément (born 12 October 1945) is a French actress who has appeared in French and English language movies and television productions.
Early life
She was born Marie-Thérèse Aurore Louise Clément in Soissons. Following the death of her ...
: Rina
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Ninetto Davoli: La disperata
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William Berger: Clinto
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Flavio Bucci: il pugliese
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Rosalino Cellamare
Rosalino Cellamare (born 13 August 1953) better known as Ron, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
Born in Dorno, province of Pavia, he debuted under his true name at the 1970 edition of the Sanremo Festival, together with Nada. In the ...
: Zero
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Alfredo Pea: Tonitti
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Roger Worrod: British Officer
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Gino Santercole: Piròn
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Eleonora Giorgi: Vandina
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Johnny Dorelli: Walter
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Massimo Girotti: Palita
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Dina Sassoli
Dina Sassoli (15 August 1920 – 24 March 2008) was an Italian film actress. She was born on 15 August 1920, in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was best known for her work with Italian director Mario Camerini. She died on 24 March 2008 in Ro ...
: Minghina
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Gabriella Giorgelli: Lorenza
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Ornella Muti
Ornella Muti (born Francesca Romana Rivelli; 9 March 1955) is an Italian actress. She made her film debut as Francesca Cimarosa in the 1970 film ''La moglie più bella.''
Early life
Muti was born in Rome to a Neapolitan journalist father and I ...
See also
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List of Italian films of 1976
References
External links
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1976 films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Giuliano Montaldo
Films set in Italy
Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Italian Campaign of World War II films
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
Films about Italian resistance movement
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