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A woman born for love. A man born to love her. A timeless moment in a world gone mad.

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

1h 49m1970GTMDb 7.5

DramaWar

Italian

Crew and Cast

Vittorio De SicaVittorio De SicaDirectorSophia LorenSophia LorenGiovannaMarcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniAntonioLudmila SavelyevaLudmila SavelyevaMasciaGalina AndreevaGalina AndreevaValentina
Anna CarenaMadre AntonioGermano LongoGermano LongoEttoreGlauco OnoratoGlauco OnoratoIl reduceSilvano TranquilliSilvano TranquilliL'operaio italianoMarisa TraversiMarisa TraversiDonna stazioneGunārs CilinskisGunārs CilinskisFunzionario russo
Giorgio Basso
Gianni BortolottoItalian officialUmberto Di GraziaUmberto Di Grazia
Giuliano Girardi
Dino PerettiPippo StarnazzaPippo Starnazza
Oleg FyodorovYoung Russian workerAlla BudnitskayaAlla BudnitskayaUncreditedNadezhda CherednichenkoNadezhda CherednichenkoContadina russa (as Nadja Cerednicenko)Pyotr KolbasinPyotr Kolbasin

Storyline

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

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Info

Original title
I girasoli
Status
Released
Released
14 March 1970
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
G
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (185 votes)

Production

Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writers
Tonino Guerra, Cesare Zavattini, Giorgi Mdivani
Studios
C. C. Champion, Les Films Concordia, AVCO Embassy Pictures
Countries
Italy, Soviet Union, United States of America

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
English, Italian, Russian