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Tag Archives: Sophia Loren
The Condemned of Altona AKA I sequestrati di Altona (1962) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Maximilian Schell, Fredric March
A maddened German war criminal lives in a secluded house owned by his rich father Read More »
Scandal in Sorrento AKA Pane, amore e… (1955) Dino Risi, Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Lea Padovani
Marshall Antonio Carotenuto comes back to native Sorrento to take care of the local fire brigade. Read More »
Brief Encounter (1974) Alan Bridges, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jack Hedley
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. Read More »
La donna del fiume AKA The River Girl (1954) Mario Soldati, Sophia Loren, Gérard Oury, Lise Bourdin
When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Read More »
Marriage Italian Style AKA Matrimonio all’italiana (1964) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi
Domenico, a successful businessman, with an eye for the girls Read More »
El Cid (1961) Anthony Mann, Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone
Epic movie of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston) Read More »
Firepower (1979) Michael Winner, Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. Simpson
A merc is hired by the F.B.I. to track down a powerful recluse criminal. Read More »
The Millionairess (1960) Anthony Asquith, Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Alastair Sim
London-based Millionairess Epifania (Sophia Loren) is attracted to Dr. Kabir Read More »
Two Nights with Cleopatra AKA Due notti con Cleopatra (1954) Mario Mattoli, Sophia Loren, Alberto Sordi, Paul Muller
Cleopatra is a beautiful woman but has a small flaw: when she likes an officer of the guard Read More »
A Special Day AKA Una giornata particolare (1977) Ettore Scola, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon
It’s the late 1930’s Rome. It’s a national holiday in Italy today for the first state visit of Adolf Hitler to the country. Read More »
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow AKA Ieri oggi domani (1963) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè
Three different stories of Italian social mores are presented. In “Adelina”, unemployed Carmine Sbaratti Read More »
Aida (1953) Clemente Fracassi, Sophia Loren, Renata Tebaldi, Lois Maxwell
Aida, featuring the actress Sophia Lauren, was a film adaptation of a theatre performance written by Verdi. Read More »
White Sister AKA Bianco rosso e… (1972) Alberto Lattuada, Sophia Loren, Adriano Celentano, Fernando Rey
A nun falls in love with her patient, who happens to be a communist. Read More »
A Breath of Scandal (1960) Michael Curtiz, Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin
Austrian Princess Olympia is in a quandary. Olympia is betrothed to an unloving, buffoonish Prussian prince named Ruprecht. Read More »