It Happened in '43 (1960)
Overview
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 3.095 |
Directed By
Florestano Vancini
Crew
Florestano Vancini
Marcello Papaleo
Dario Di Palma
Ugo Pericoli
Giovanni Stacchini
Divo Cavicchioli
Mimma Olivieri
Sante Chimirri
Gianni Minervini
Vittorio Musy Glori
Giovanni Bonivento
Renzo Ragazzi
Agnese Tonini
Florestano Vancini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Giorgio Bassani
Marco Leto
Ennio De Concini
Alessandro Jacovoni
Tonino Cervi
Carlo Egidi
Nino Baragli
Mario Amari
Florestano Vancini
Thea Boggiatto
Pier Luigi Pizzi
Elvira Tonini
Carlo Rustichelli
Luigi Urbini
Iole Cecchini
Carlo Di Palma
TOP CAST
Belinda Lee
Anna
Enrico Maria Salerno
Pino Barilari
Gabriele Ferzetti
Franco Villani
Andrea Checchi
Pharmacist
Nerio Bernardi
Attilio Villani
Isa Querio
Mrs. Villani
Gino Cervi
Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
Raffaella Carrà
Ines Villani
Loris Bazzocchi
Vincenzi
Carlo Di Maggio
Mario Bolognesi
Alice Clements
Blanche Villani
Silla Bettini
Undocumented man
Romano Ghini
Fascist
Mario Bellini
Fascist
Gabriele Toth
Franco's son
Franco Cobianchi
Fanelli
Cesare Martignoni
Fascist
Tullio Altamura
Fascist
Nino Musco
Fascist
Angelo Boscariol
Fascist (uncredited)
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