Movie: Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren / Romilda Villani

Armand Assante
Armand Assante

Riccardo Scicolone

John Gavin
John Gavin

Cary Grant

Rip Torn
Rip Torn

Carlo Ponti

Theresa Saldana
Theresa Saldana

Maria Scicolone

Ritza Brown
Ritza Brown

Sophia at Age 16

Edmund Purdom
Edmund Purdom

Vittorio de Sica

Anna Miserocchi
Anna Miserocchi

Louisa Villani

Francesca De Sapio
Francesca De Sapio

Dora

Cyrus Elias
Cyrus Elias

Guido

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    This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic fling with Cary Grant, and the birth of her first child, and is tied together with actual clips from some of her movies.

  • Release Date

    1980-10-26

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    EnglishItaliano
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