A woman born for love. A man born to love her. A timeless moment in a world gone mad.
Sunflower
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Synopsis
After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?
- Directed by
- Vittorio De Sica
- Written by
- Tonino Guerra, Cesare Zavattini, Giorgi Mdivani
Cast
Sophia Loren
Giovanna
Marcello Mastroianni
Antonio
Ludmila Savelyeva
Mascia
Galina Andreeva
Valentina
Anna Carena
Madre Antonio
Germano Longo
Ettore
Glauco Onorato
Il reduce
Silvano Tranquilli
L'operaio italiano
Marisa Traversi
Donna stazione
Gunārs Cilinskis
Funzionario russo
Giorgio Basso
Gianni Bortolotto
Italian official
Umberto Di Grazia
Giuliano Girardi
Dino Peretti
Pippo Starnazza
Details
- Released
- March 14, 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- IT
- Original title
- I girasoli
- Country
- Italy, Soviet Union, United States of America, France
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