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Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror! - Two Women
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Title: Two Women

Release Date: 22 Dec 1960

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), C. C. Champion, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor, Titanus

Production Companies: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), C. C. Champion, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor, Titanus

Overview: A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.8 (536 votes)

Cast

  • Cesira: Sophia Loren
  • Michele Di Libero: Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • Giovanni: Raf Vallone
  • Rosetta: Eleonora Brown
  • Filippo, il padre di Michele: Carlo Ninchi
  • un fasciste: Andrea Checchi
  • un fermier: Pupella Maggio
  • Maria: Emma Baron
  • La madre impazzita: Antonella Della Porta
  • une évacuée: Bruna Cealti
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