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A Special Day(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-08-11
80%
704 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
A special film about two special people.
Overview:
Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy,
Canada
ProductionCompanies:
C. C. Champion
Canafox Films
Movie: A Special Day
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sophia Loren
Antonietta Taberi
Marcello Mastroianni
Gabriele
John Vernon
Emanuele Taberi
Françoise Berd
Concierge
Patrizia Basso
Romana Taberi
Vittorio Guerrieri
Umberto Taberi
Alessandra Mussolini
Maria Luisa Taberi
Video Trailer A Special Day
Video: 4K Restoration Trailer
4K Restoration Trailer
Original Trailer
Sophia Loren on Working with Marcello Mastroianni
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Original Trailer - Trailer
Sophia Loren on Working with Marcello Mastroianni - Featurette
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