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A Special Day

A Special Day

DramaRomance4.0

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.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.

August 11, 1977 · Directed by Ettore Scola

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Runtime1h 46m
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Rating distribution: 780 ratings

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Cast & crew

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
Galeazzo Ciano
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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