Marriage Italian Style

During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.

Cast

Sophia Loren

as Filumena Marturano

Marcello Mastroianni

as Domenico Soriano

Aldo Puglisi

as Alfredo

Tecla Scarano

as Rosalia

Marilù Tolo

as Diana

Gianni Ridolfi

as Umberto

Generoso Cortini

as Michele

Vito Moricone

as Riccardo

Rita Piccione

as Teresina

Lino Mattera

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Sometimes when you watch Sophia Loren's Hollywood efforts, she can look a bit unnatural - forced, even. Put her in front of Vittorio De Sica and pair her with Marcello Mastroianni, though, and she is in her element - and that makes for a really enjoyable comedy drama here. It's all set in Naples aft...

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