Sunflower (1970)


Sunflower
Release Date14 March 1970
TaglineFilmed in Russia from the Kremlin to the Ukraine.
GenreDrama
CountryItaly
France
Soviet Union
Filming LocationsMoscow, Russia
LanguageItalian, English, Russian
Sound MixMono
ColorColor

Sunflower (Italian: ) is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was the first occidental film to be filmed in the USSR.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Giovanna

Galina Andreyeva
Valentina, Soviet official

Anna Carena
Antonio's Mother

Germano Longo
Ettore

Nadya Serednichenko
Woman in sunflower fields

Glauco Onorato
Returning soldier

Silvano Tranquilli
Italian worker in Russia

Marisa Traversi
Prostitute

Gunars Cilinskis
Russian Ministry Official

Giovanna's Baby

Pippo Starnazza
Italian official

Oleg Fyodorov
Young Russian worker

Director

Producer

Tonino Guerra
writer

Giorgi Mdivani
writer

Cesare Zavattini
writer

producer

Joseph E. Levine
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Giuseppe Rotunno
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Editor

Adriana Novelli
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Art Director

Piero Poletto
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David Vinitsky
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Set Decorator

Giantito Burchiellaro
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Costume Designer

Enrico Sabbatini
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Makeup Department

Giuseppe Annunziata
makeup artist: Miss Loren

Maria-Luisa Fraticelli
hair stylist: Mr. Mastroianni

Ada Palombi
hair stylist: Misss Loren

Mario Van Riel
makeup artist: Mr. Mastroianni

Production Manager

Bruno Altissimi
production supervisor

Gianni Cecchin
production manager

Stefano Pegoraro
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Luigia Allesandra
assistant director

second unit director

Paolo Serbandini
assistant director

Sound Department

Renato Cadueri
sound mixer

Alvaro Orsini
sound

Carlo Palmieri
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Rodolfo Bramucci
gaffer

Massimo Di Venanzo
assistant camera

Giancarlo Ferrando
camera operator

Giuliano Grasselli
assistant camera

Giuseppe Maccari
camera operator

Mazzini Salvatore
head grip

Piero Servo
first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Berta Betti
dress maker

Giuseppina Delli Carpini
dress maker

Adriana Masseroni
dress maker

Nadia Vitali
costume assistant

Editorial Department

Marisa Letti
assistant editor

Carla Zamponi
assistant editor

Other Crew

M. Teresa Bartolelli
production secretary

Francesco Di Mauro
production secretary

Franca Invernizzi
script girl

Enzo Nigro
production secretary

Production Company

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
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Les Films Concordia
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Mosfilm
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Distributor

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Miscellaneous

Cine Audio Effects
sound effects and foley design

Kinostudiya "Mosfilm"
production unit






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Films directed by Vittorio De Sica
After the Fox (1966)
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Fast and Sexy (1958)
Il boom (1963)
Il tetto (1956)
Shoeshine (1946)
Sunflower
The Voyage (1974)
Two Women (1960)
Umberto D. (1952)
Cinema of Italy
1900 (1976)
A Special Day (1977)
Abracadabra (1952)
Accattone! (1961)
Ace High (1968)
Adam and Eve (1949)
Adiós gringo (1965)
Aenigma (1987)
Africa addio (1966)
After the Fox (1966)
Aida (1953)