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Set in an italian hilltown during world war ii, the secret of santa vittoria was the rollicking tale of the towns attempts to hide a million bottles of wine from german occupiers. Incompetent mayor italo bombolini rises to the occasion when his small italian town is threatened by approaching nazis planning to seize the towns supply of valuable wine near the end of world war ii. In this comedy, based on robert crichtons novel, the members of an italian village endeavor to. Read about the song of santa vittoria stay from ua film the secret of santa vittoria from sergio franchis within me and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Additional information and access via open library. Read the secret of santa vittoria a novel by robert crichton available from rakuten kobo. This is the story of secret santa a man who made the. Anthony quinn, whose made a garden industry out of playing earthy peasant typesi wasnt a big fan of zorba, is totally winning as the town clown, italo bombolini, foisted into the position of mayor. Anthony quinn 19152001 on location at anticoli corrado during a break, summer 1968. The secret book the secret dvd rhonda byrne secret movie. Written by ben maddow, william rose, based on the novel by robert crichton.
But then, even though it retains the humour to some extent, it also becomes sombre, reminding us that this is after all during world war ii. The real secret of santa vittoria as i write this article, i am sitting at a restaurant table in logrono, spain, in the heart of the rioja wine country. He cant get down and someone gets the crowd to chant his name to give him confidence. Remote from the rest of wartorn italy, the little town of santa vittoria has but one thing to boast of. The secret of santa vittoria 1969 plot summary imdb. The secret of santa vittoria robert crichton macmillan. When word comes that the fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. The secret of santa vittoria, a film based on a bestselling novel written by robert crichton in 1966. Dec 01, 2017 the secret of santa vittoria starts off seeming like a comedy, and pretty much remains one till about halfway through the story. Determined to keep as many bottles as they can, the citizens, led by mayor italo bombolini anthony quinn, try to appease the germans by offering them a generous number of cases and hiding the rest. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. It was based on the bestselling novel by robert crichton. Anthony quinn, giancarlo giannini, renato rascel, anna magnani, virna lisi, patrizia valturri, hardy kruger, leopoldo trieste, eduardo ciannelli, quinto parmeggiani, sergio franchi. It was produced and directed by stanley kramer and coproduced by george glass from a screenplay by ben maddow and william rose.
Mayor bombolino is not very shrewd, but he works successfully with. The secret of santa vittoria ebook por robert crichton. Secret of santa vittoria by robert crichton alibris. The italian village of santa vittoria must figure out a way to save their precious wine reserves from destruction by the nazis. Street date august 12, 2014 available through screen archives entertainment 29. Nov 14, 2014 the secret of santa vittoria 1969 the secret in santa vittoria is where a million bottles of wine are stashed, a mundane plot for a wwii comedy, right. Aug 11, 2010 22 videos play all popular videos the secret of santa vittoria the secret of santa vittoria topic shalako and countess irina lazaar brave chatos braves duration.
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