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The Sinner(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-01-10
62%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying to find work and place to stay but one misfortune after another comes into her life Venice Film Festival 1940
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Manenti Film
Movie: The Sinner
Top 5 Billed Cast
Vittorio De Sica
Pietro Bandelli
Paola Barbara
Maria Ferrante
Fosco Giachetti
Salvatore, fratello di Adele
Gino Cervi
Alberto
Olga Solbelli
Carmela Bandelli, sorella di Pietro
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Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying to find work and place to stay but one misfortune after another comes into her life Venice Film Festival 1940
Release Date
1940-01-10
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