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A Special Day(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-08-11
81%
767 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
Patrizia Basso
Romana Taberi
Vittorio Guerrieri
Umberto 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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4K Restoration Trailer - Trailer
Original Trailer - Trailer
Sophia Loren on Working with Marcello Mastroianni - Featurette
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