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1977

A Special Day

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.

Credits

Director

Ettore Scola

Producer

Carlo Ponti

Writers

Ettore Scola , Ruggero Maccari , Maurizio Costanzo

Cinematographer

Pasqualino De Santis

Editor

Raimondo Crociani

Production Design

Luciano Ricceri

Costume Design

Enrico Sabbatini

Composer

Armando Trovajoli

Cast

Sophia Loren , Marcello Mastroianni , John Vernon , Françoise Berd , Patrizia Basso , Tiziano De Persio , Maurizio Di Paolantonio , Antonio Garibaldi , Vittorio Guerrieri , Alessandra Mussolini

Studios

C. C. Champion , Canafox Films

Genres

Romance Drama

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

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A Special Day (1977) movie poster
A Special Day (1977) movie poster
A Special Day (1977) movie poster
A Special Day (1977) movie poster
A Special Day (1977) movie poster

Awards

1 win, 4 nominations
Won Best Foreign Language Film Special Day, A 1978
Nom Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni 1978
Nom Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Marcello Mastroianni 1978
Nom Best International Feature Film A Special Day 1978

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