A Special Day

“A special film about two special people.”

8.1

1977

1h 46m

DramaRomance

Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.

Key Crew

Director

Ettore Scola

Producers

Carlo Ponti

Writers

Ruggero Maccari

Ettore Scola

Maurizio Costanzo

Cinematography

Pasqualino De Santis

Music

Armando Trovajoli

Cast (15)

Sophia Loren

Antonietta Taberi

Marcello Mastroianni

Gabriele

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