The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Theatrical release poster
by Bob Peak
Directed byStanley Kramer
Screenplay byWilliam Rose
Story byBen Maddow
Based onThe Secret of Santa Vittoria
1966 novel
by Robert Crichton
Produced byStanley Kramer
Associate producer
George Glass
StarringAnthony Quinn
Virna Lisi
Hardy Krüger
Sergio Franchi
Anna Magnani
Renato Rascel
Giancarlo Giannini
Patrizia Valturri
Eduardo Ciannelli
Leopoldo Trieste
Quinto Parmeggiani
CinematographyGiuseppe Rotunno, A.S.C.
Edited byWilliam A. Lyon, A.C.E.
and Earle Herdan
Music byErnest Gold
Production
company
The Stanley Kramer Corporation
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 17, 1969 (1969-10-17)
[1]
Running time
139 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.3 million[2]
Box office$6.5 million (rentals)[2]

The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a 1969 American war film distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the best-selling 1966 novel by Robert Crichton. The music score was by Ernest Gold and the cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno.

The film stars Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger, and Sergio Franchi. It also features Renato Rascel, Giancarlo Giannini, and Eduardo Ciannelli; with Valentina Cortese making an uncredited appearance. It was shot almost entirely on location in Anticoli Corrado, Italy (near Rome).

  1. ^ The Secret of Santa Vittoria at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ a b Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, Uni of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p 146