

Two Women
1960-12-22 · 100 min · ★ 7.8
A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.
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- Directors
- Vittorio De Sica
- Production companies
- Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), C. C. Champion, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor, Titanus
- Countries
- Italy, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Sophia LorenCesira
Eleonora BrownRosetta
Jean-Paul BelmondoMichele Di Libero
Raf ValloneGiovanni
Carlo NinchiFilippo, il padre di Michele
Andrea Checchiun fasciste
Pupella Maggioun fermier
Emma BaronMaria
Antonella Della PortaLa madre impazzita
Bruna Cealtiune évacuée
Luciano PigozziScimmione
Franco Balducciil tedesco nel pagliaio
Mario FreraPeppuccio
Curt Lowensufficiale tedesco batteria contraereaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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