| The Secret of Santa Vittoria | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak | |
| Directed by | Stanley Kramer |
| Screenplay by | William Rose |
| Story by | Ben Maddow |
| Based on | The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1966 novel by Robert Crichton |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer Associate producer George Glass |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Virna Lisi Hardy Krüger Sergio Franchi Anna Magnani Renato Rascel Giancarlo Giannini Patrizia Valturri Eduardo Ciannelli Leopoldo Trieste Quinto Parmeggiani |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon, A.C.E. and Earle Herdan |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
Production company | The Stanley Kramer Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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).
- ^ The Secret of Santa Vittoria at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ a b Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, Uni of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p 146