Tormento(1950)
Anna flees her home, where she has been victimized for years by her spineless father’s mean-spirited second wife, to be with her lover, an honest businessman yet to make his fortune. When he is accused of a murder he didn’t commit, the couple’s domestic tranquillity is upended, and a desperate Anna must rely on her cruel stepmother to help support their child.
Movie: Tormento
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carlo Guarnieri
Anna Ferrari
Gaetano Ferrari
L'avvocato Bianchi
Rosina
Matilde Ferrari
Ruffini
Madre Celeste
Rossi, Carlo's Friend
Enzo Sandri
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Anna flees her home, where she has been victimized for years by her spineless father’s mean-spirited second wife, to be with her lover, an honest businessman yet to make his fortune. When he is accused of a murder he didn’t commit, the couple’s domestic tranquillity is upended, and a desperate Anna must rely on her cruel stepmother to help support their child.
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1950-02-11
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