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A Husband for Anna
A Husband for Anna

A Husband for Anna

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DramaRomance

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Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

22 August 1953

Country

Italy

Cast

Silvana Pampanini

Silvana Pampanini

Anna Zaccheo

Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari

Il dottor Illuminato

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Andrea Grazzi

Umberto Spadaro

Umberto Spadaro

Don Antonio Percucoco

Monica Clay

Monica Clay

La signora Illuminato

Anna Galasso

Anna Galasso

La signora Zaccheo

Dora Scarpetta

Dora Scarpetta

Caterina

Agostino Salvietti

Agostino Salvietti

L'antiquario

Edoardo Inperatrice

Edoardo Inperatrice

Peppinello Zaccheo - fratello di Anna

Franco Bologna

Franco Bologna

Pasquale Zaccheo, fratello di Anna

Giovanni Berardi

Giovanni Berardi

Il signor Zaccheo

Enrico Glori

Enrico Glori

Il proprietario del cinema

Enzo Maggio

Enzo Maggio

Il fotografo

Nando Di Claudio

Nando Di Claudio

Nello Ascoli

Nello Ascoli

Renato Terra

Renato Terra

Il palpeggiatore

Carlo Sposito

Carlo Sposito

Nicolino - l'aiuto del fotografo

Carlo Pisacane

Carlo Pisacane

L'uomo dalle bolle di sapone (uncredited)

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