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1977 • 1h 46min • Approved • Drama, Romance

A Special Day

"A special film about two special people."

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.

IMDb 8.1

RT 100%

Director

Ettore Scola

Writers

Ruggero Maccari

Ettore Scola

Composer

Armando Trovajoli

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Sophia Loren

Antonietta Taberi

Marcello Mastroianni

Gabriele

John Vernon

Emanuele Taberi

Françoise Berd

Concierge

Patrizia Basso

Romana Taberi

Tiziano De Persio

Arnaldo Taberi

Maurizio Di Paolantonio

Fabio Taberi

Antonio Garibaldi

Littorio Taberi

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Sophia Loren Antonietta Taberi

Marcello Mastroianni Gabriele

John Vernon Emanuele Taberi

Françoise Berd Concierge

Patrizia Basso Romana Taberi

Tiziano De Persio Arnaldo Taberi

Maurizio Di Paolantonio Fabio Taberi

Antonio Garibaldi Littorio Taberi

Vittorio Guerrieri Umberto Taberi

Alessandra Mussolini Maria Luisa Taberi

Nicole Magny Officer's Daughter

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