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A Husband for Anna

1953-1h 40min
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5.7 / 10 11

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.

Directed by Giuseppe De Santis

Writers Giuseppe De Santis Alfredo Giannetti Cesare Zavattini

Stars Silvana Pampanini Amedeo Nazzari Massimo Girotti

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Cast

Silvana Pampanini's picture in the cast

Silvana Pampanini

Anna Zaccheo
Amedeo Nazzari's picture in the cast

Amedeo Nazzari

Il dottor Illuminato
Massimo Girotti's picture in the cast

Massimo Girotti

Andrea Grazzi
Umberto Spadaro's picture in the cast

Umberto Spadaro

Don Antonio Percucoco
Monica Clay's picture in the cast

Monica Clay

La signora Illuminato
Anna Galasso's picture in the cast

Anna Galasso

La signora Zaccheo
Dora Scarpetta's picture in the cast

Dora Scarpetta

Caterina
Agostino Salvietti's picture in the cast

Agostino Salvietti

L'antiquario
Edoardo Inperatrice's picture in the cast

Edoardo Inperatrice

Peppinello Zaccheo - fratello di Anna
Franco Bologna's picture in the cast

Franco Bologna

Pasquale Zaccheo, fratello di Anna
Giovanni Berardi's picture in the cast

Giovanni Berardi

Il signor Zaccheo
Enrico Glori's picture in the cast

Enrico Glori

Il proprietario del cinema

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