''Anima nera'' (''Black Soul'') is a 1962 Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...
. It is based on the stage play with the same name written by
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director, and author.
He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent ...
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[Gianni Rondolino. ''Rossellini''. UTET, 2006. .]
Cast
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Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...
: Adriano Zucchelli
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Nadja Tiller: Mimosa
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Annette Stroyberg
Annette Susanne Strøyberg (7 December 1936 – 12 December 2005) was a Danish actress. Her films included '' Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (1959), which was directed by her first husband, Roger Vadim.
Biography
Annette Strøyberg was born on eit ...
: Marcella
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Yvonne Sanson
Yvonne Sanson ( el, Υβόν Σανσόν; 29 August 1925 – 23 July 2003) was a Greek-Italian film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1946 and 1972, mainly working in Italy. Born in Thessaloniki, Sanson was a naturalised Italian cit ...
: Olga Manfredi
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Tony Brown: Guidino
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Rina Braido: Lucia
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Eleonora Rossi Drago
Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in '' Le amiche''. She appeared in ''Un maledetto imbr ...
: Alessandra
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1962 films
Italian drama films
1962 drama films
Films directed by Roberto Rossellini
Italian films based on plays
1960s Italian films
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