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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

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The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 4  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 5.8/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins

Synopsis: A small Italian village, led by an oft-drunk mayor, tries to hide a million bottles of wine from the Nazis in this picturesque adaptation of Robert Crichton's comic novel. Stanley Kramer (IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD) directs an impressive cast led by screen legend Anthony Quinn (LA STRADA) and... A small Italian village, led by an oft-drunk mayor, tries to hide a million bottles of wine from the Nazis in this picturesque adaptation of Robert Crichton's comic novel. Stanley Kramer (IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD) directs an impressive cast led by screen legend Anthony Quinn (LA STRADA) and Italian beauty Anna Magnani (OPEN CITY). [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Kruger, Sergio Franchi

Director: Stanley Kramer
Screenwriter: William Rose, Ben Maddow
Producer: Stanley Kramer
Composer: Ernest Gold

DVD Info

Release:

May 13, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - English

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2.5/4

An amusing WW II story.

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11/07/07
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Carrying charm, suspense, romance, the production offers Anthony Quinn at his seasoned best, a plot and unfoldment that holds the spectator.

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11/07/07
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Quinn, as always, is the highlight in this fine Stanley Kramer production.

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07/27/06
Steve Crum
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Lost without a message to sledgehammer home, Kramer turned to bombastic comedy with this World War II yarn.

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06/24/06
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There's not one affecting, surprising or spontaneous moment in the picture.

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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
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The sort of film you usually fall asleep in front of on a Sunday afternoon -- later to wish you'd stayed awake for the outcome.

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