Add to watchlist during the height of the fighting during world war ii, the. The real secret of santa vittoria as i write this article, i am sitting at a restaurant table in logrono, spain, in the heart of the rioja wine country. The story, the acting, the beautiful scenery all kept me captivated from the start. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 in santa vittoria, an italian town renowned for its vineyards, the residents discover that the occupying nazi troops plan to take all their wine for themselves. He cant get down and someone gets the crowd to chant his name to give him confidence. Anna magnanis performance in every scene is spellbinding. That being said, i find the movie adaptation of this story fairly on track with the novel. We knew sergio franchi could sing, now we know he can act. The secret of santa vittoria film at lincoln center. Find where to watch the secret of santa vittoria and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. The secret of santa vittoria awards and nominations. At first, the notsobright bombolini seems like a lameduck politician.
Watch the secret of santa vittoria 1969 movie online. For this cause, the citizens, led by their wineloving mayor bombolini, scheme and plot to prevent the germans fro. The secret of santa vittoria by stanley kramer anthony. The italian mountain village is the key location of the secret of santa vittoria a charming fable set near the end of wwii. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The secret of santa vittoria film by kramer 1969 britannica. The secret of santa vittoria photos view all photos 3 movie info. The secret of santa vittoria by robert crichton kirkus. For this cause, the citizens, led by their wineloving mayor bombolini, scheme and plot to prevent the germans from locating and looting the towns only treasure. Bombolini is a fairly worthless drunk in the small italian town of santa vittoria in the closing days of world war ii. The secret of santa vittoria is a 1969 film distributed by united artists. Media in category the secret of santa vittoria the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Produced and directed by stanley kramer, the secret of santa vittoria 1969 is an offbeat study of the residents of the titular italian town. This wellwritten novel about a dozen nazis who occupy a small italian village that produces cinzano vermouth succeeds on many levels both humorous and serious. The secret of santa vittoria by stanley kramer anthony quinn. Set during world war ii, just after the fall of mussolini, it tracks the attempts by santa vittorias newlyelected mayor to protect the towns sole moneymaker from the clutches of an advancing nazi army. Anna magnani is a powerful actress as always, hardy kruger as the german officer with the mission is somehow a sympathetic character. Secret of santa vittoria, the anthony quinn, anna magnani anthony quinn and.
She simply steals the entire show with her masterful exuberance. The secret of santa vittoria wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The secret of santa vittoria dvd is a classic 60s drama and one of anthony quinns best perfornaces of his acting career. Stanley kramers the secret of santa vittoria comes to bluray as a limited edition release courtesy of twilight time. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
Nominated for 2 academy awards and winner of 1969 the golden globe for best motion picture comedy. It probably wont offend anyone, except perhaps a few movie critics who prefer their italian films to be made by italians, rather than by americans who can. It was based on the bestselling novel by robert crichton. Nov 14, 2014 the entirety of the secret of santa vittoria is based in the absurd.
On the beach the secret of santa vittoria soundtrack. From the minute idealistic university student, fabio giancarlo giannini arrives with news that fascism is over and the town reacts apathetically, the audience realizes this isnt a conventional warset tale. In santa vittoria, an italian town renowned for its vineyards, the residents discover that the occupying nazi troops plan to take all their wine for themselves. German lobby cards two stunning portraits of the leading ladys of santa vittoria.
Still, the cinzano people have a major winery there with 1,000,000 bottles of vermouth in storage, which. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 september 29, 20 3. The twilight time bluray of the secret of santa vittoria is a very good transfer of this sunny, bright show, originally released in technicolor. On the beach the secret of santa vittoria soundtrack cd details and availability. Italo bombolini anthony quinn is the mayor of the hillside village of santa vittorio. In the end there was bombolini the mayor, bombolini the hero, bombolini the beautiful. Is stanley kramer capable of making a movie without strangling its comedy and. But then, even though it retains the humour to some extent, it also becomes sombre, reminding us that this is after all during world war ii. Editions of the secret of santa vittoria by robert crichton. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Remote from the rest of wartorn italy, the little town of santa vittoria has but one thing to boast of.
The secret of santa vittoria by robert crichton overdrive. Watch the secret of santa vittoria online stream full. Other articles where the secret of santa vittoria is discussed. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 directed by stanley kramer. It was produced and directed by stanley kramer and coproduced by george glass from a screenplay by ben maddow and william rose. In this comedy, based on robert crichtons novel, the members of an italian village endeavor to hide.
My first encounter with vermouth wines came in 1969, when i went with my family to see the movie, the secret of santa vittoria. The secret of santa vittoria streaming online justwatch. Mayor bombolino is not very shrewd, but he works successfully with. Directing closed out the decade with the secret of santa vittoria 1969, a light comedy about italian villagers who try to hide a million bottles of wine from occupying germans during world war ii. The bodies of anatolia and audax were transferred by abbot leo to subiaco around 950. The italian village of santa vittoria must figure out a way to save their precious wine reserves from destruction by the nazis. Beautifully shot on location outside rome, the secret of santa vittoria combines suspense and humor in a spirited ode to resistance. But then, even though it retains the humour to some extent, it also becomes. When word comes that the fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. That being said, i find the movie adaptation of this story fairly on track with the. The secret in santa vittoria is where a million bottles of wine are stashed, a mundane plot for a wwii comedy, right. The secret, as in this movies title, the secret of santa vittoria, was that italian villagers during nazi german occupied italy during world war ii were able to keep secret from them one million bottles of wine which were hidden underground. The region free, bd50 disc is housed inside the standard blue case accompanied by an eightpage booklet with a thoughtful essay written by screenwriter julie kirgo.
The secret of santa vittoria not available on your favorite video service. Watch the secret of santa vittoria starring anthony quinn in this drama on directv. An italian town celebrating the fall of mussolini receives a setback with news of the advance of german troops, set on confiscating the towns famed supply of wine. Find out where the secret of santa vittoria is streaming, if the secret of santa vittoria is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The wineloving town leader erases a promussolini slogan when he hears of the fascist being killed and hanged from a meathook. Written by ben maddow, william rose, based on the novel by robert crichton. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 full movie download full. The real secret of santa vittoria in the mix magazine. Watch secret of santa vittoria now on your favorite device. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 journeys in classic film.
His wife rosa anna magnani throws him out of their wine shop when he and his. Whether criterion collection or kl studio classics on dvd, its all the same to me. The song of santa vittoria stay from ua film the secret. During world war ii, italian villagers hide their wine from the german army. To save the longterm future of their village, the peo. Watch the secret of santa vittoria online 1969 movie yidio. Dec 01, 2017 the secret of santa vittoria starts off seeming like a comedy, and pretty much remains one till about halfway through the story. It won a golden globe award for best motion picture musical or comedy, and received academy award nominations for film editing and music original scorefor a motion picture not a musical. Director stanley kramer, whose work expressed the hilarity and devotion to pride see its a mad, mad, mad, mad world, crafts a comedy.
Only a couple of moments reveal what looks like negative damage, where the color fluctuates for a brief second. The town of santa vittoria in matenano is named after her. In this comedy, based on robert crichtons novel, the members of an italian village endeavor to hide their only source of income. It was produced and directed by stanley kramer and coproduced by george glass from a. The secret of santa vittoria opens in the summer of 1943 with the announcement. Anthony quinn, giancarlo giannini, renato rascel, anna magnani, virna lisi, patrizia valturri, hardy kruger, leopoldo trieste, eduardo ciannelli, quinto parmeggiani, sergio franchi. Secret of santa vittoria, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Read about the song of santa vittoria stay from ua film the secret of santa vittoria from sergio franchis within me and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Anthony quinn, giancarlo giannini, renato rascel, anna magnani, virna lisi, patrizia valturri, hardy kruger, leopoldo trieste. Still, the cinzano people have a major winery there with 1,000,000 bottles of vermouth in storage, which the. His italo bombolini, mayor of a small italian village during wwii, is wonderful.
Vermouth is an aromatized and fortified wine said to have originated in turin, italy in the 1750s and represents one of the many lost traditions. Theatrical trailer of the stanley kramer film, the secret of santa vittoria. The secret of santa vittoria starts off seeming like a comedy, and pretty much remains one till about halfway through the story. But when the nazis march into town, he mobilizes the citizens to protect santa vittorias most precious asset. Anthony quinn 19152001 on location at anticoli corrado during a break, summer 1968. The winery visits on this trip have all been to wineries that are modern architectural masterpieces. The secret of santa vittoria where to stream and watch. Cameraman giuseppe rotunno keeps the camera wide, and doesnt contribute the same artistic sensibility he gave to kramers earlier on the.
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