The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)


The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Release Date29 October 1969
TaglineIn the beginning there was Bombolini the fool, Bombolini the drunk, Bombolini the joke. In the end there was Bombolini the mayor, Bombolini the hero, Bombolini the beautiful. In between is the secret of Santa Vittoria.
GenreComedy, Drama, War
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAnticoli Corrado, Rome, Lazio, Italy
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRural Drama
Niche GenreComedy Drama
ThemesRise To Power, Small-Town Life, Life Under Occupation, Fighting the System
TonesAtmospheric, Humorous, Light, Easygoing
TagsArmy, Mayor, Nazi, Village, Wine, Wine Merchant, Winemaker

The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a 1969 film made by Stanley Kramer Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the novel by Robert Crichton. The music score was by Ernest Gold and the cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Italo Bombolini

Caterina Malatesta

Capt. von Prum

Sergio Franchi
Tufa

Babbaluche

Patrizia Valturri
Angela

Vittorini

Gigi Ballista
Pade Polenta

Quinto Parmeggiani
Copa

Carlo Caprioli
Giovanni Pietrosanto

Francesco Mulé
Francucci

Wolfgang Jansen
Sgt. Zopf

Aldo De Carellis
Old Vines

Marco Tulli
Mazzola

Chris Anders
Cpl. Heinsick

Sgt. Traub

Dieter Wilken
Hans

Karl-Otto Alberty
Otto

Luigi Bonos
Benedetti

Pippo Lauricella
Pulci

Carlo Capannelle
Capoferro

Renato Chiantoni
Bracolini

Pino Ferrara
Dr. Bara

Col. Scheer

Holtzmann

Gabriella

Director

Writer

Robert Crichton

Ben Maddow

William Rose

Producer

associate producer

producer

Original Music

Ernest Gold
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Cinematographer

Giuseppe Rotunno

Editor

Earle Herdan
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William A. Lyon
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Production Designer

Robert Clatworthy
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Costume Designer

Joe King
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Makeup Department

Alberto De Rossi
makeup artist: Italy

Production Manager

Luciano Piperno
production manager: Italy

Ivan Volkman
production supervisor

Giorgio Zambon
production manager: Italy

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Franco Cirino
assistant director: Italy

Ray Gosnell Jr.
assistant director

Art Department

Joe LaBella
property master

Ferdinando Ruffo
set decorator: Italian crew

Italo Tomassi
scenic artist

Sound Department

Aldo De Martino
mike boom: Italy

David Hildyard
sound

Clem Portman
sound re-recordist

Special Effects

Danny Lee
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Rodolfo Bramucci
chief electrician: Italian crew

Giuseppe Maccari
camera operator: Italian crew

Mazzini Salvatore
company grip: Italian crew

Piero Servo
first assistant camera: Italian crew

Editorial Department

Oscar Denenberg
assistant editor

Other Crew

title designer

Marshall Schlom
script supervisor

dubbed voice

Production Company

Stanley Kramer Productions
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Distributor

United Artists

Chapel Distribution

CBS Television

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios
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