''Anna of Brooklyn'' ( it, Anna di Brooklyn) is a 1958 French-Italian

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directed by

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...

and and starring Gina Lollobrigida, De Sica and

Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Al ...

. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Gastone Medin Gastone Medin (1905–1973) was an Italian art director.Anile p.132 He worked on more than a hundred and fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''The Table of the P ...

. It was distributed by

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in Britain and the United States and by

Gloria Film Gloria Film was a West German film production and distribution company. It was established in 1949 by Ilse Kubaschewski. An earlier, unconnected company of the same name had existed during the silent era in Germany, and had been absorbed into ...

in West Germany.

Plot

A rich young widowed Gina Lollobrigida as Anna, leaves New York and searches for a husband in the village in Italy she was born in.

Cast

* Gina Lollobrigida as Anna *

as Don Luigi * Dale Robertson as Raffaele *

as Ciccone *

Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo (born Giuseppe De Filippo; 24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at th ...

as Peppino *

Carla Macelloni Carla Macelloni (17 February 1937 – 23 March 2015) was an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Milan, Macelloni started acting as a child, on radio dramas and on stage, with the theatrical company "Compagnia d ...

as Rosina *

Gabriella Pallotta Gabriella Pallotta (born 6 October 1938) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 22 films between 1956 and 1974. For the film ''The Pigeon That Took Rome ''The Pigeon That Took Rome'' is a 1962 American comedy war film directed and written ...

as Mariuccia *

Luigi De Filippo Luigi De Filippo (10 August 1930 – 31 March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Born in Naples, the son of actors Peppino De Filippo and Adele Carloni, he studied literature at the university, leaving the studies on the ...

as Zitto-Zitto * Clelia Matania as Camillina *

Renzo Cesana Renzo Cesana (30 October 1907, Rome – 8 November 1970, Hollywood, California) was an actor, writer, composer, and songwriter most famed for his title role on the American television show ''The Continental (1952 TV series), The Continental''. He ...

as Baron Trevassi * Terence Hill as Chicco - Don Luigi's nephew *

Augusta Ciolli Augusta may refer to: Places Australia * Augusta, Western Australia Brasil * Rua Augusta (São Paulo) Canada * Augusta, Ontario * North Augusta, Ontario * Augusta Street (Hamilton, Ontario) France * Augusta Suessionum ("Augusta of the Suessi ...

as Aunt Carmela * Gigi Reder as Berardo * Fausto Guerzoni Gentleman who buys the medicine * Emma Baron * * * Carlo Rizzo * Molly Robinson * Attilio Torelli * Marco Tulli * Ruth Volner * Pasquale Misiano * Alfredo Ricalzone * Dori Romano

Awards

;Won * 1958

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

Awards: David for Best Producer - ;Nominated *

8th Berlin International Film Festival The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swe ...

: Golden Bear

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1958 films 1958 comedy films Films directed by Vittorio De Sica 1950s Italian-language films French comedy films Commedia all'italiana Columbia Pictures films Films with screenplays by Joseph Stefano Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Titanus films 1950s Italian films 1950s French films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub