A Husband for Anna (1953)
Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.
Director:
Giuseppe De Santis
Writers:
Alfredo Giannetti, Giuseppe De Santis, Gianni Puccini, Salvatore Laurani, Elio Petri, Cesare Zavattini.
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Silvana Pampanini as Anna Zaccheo |
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Amedeo Nazzari as Il dottor Illuminato |
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Massimo Girotti as Andrea Grazzi |
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Umberto Spadaro as Don Antonio Percucoco |
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Monica Clay as La signora Illuminato |
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Anna Galasso as La signora Zaccheo |
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Dora Scarpetta as Caterina |
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Agostino Salvietti as L'antiquario |
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Edoardo Inperatrice as Peppinello Zaccheo - fratello di Anna |
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Franco Bologna as Pasquale Zaccheo, fratello di Anna |
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Giovanni Berardi as Il signor Zaccheo |
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Enrico Glori as Il proprietario del cinema |
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Enzo Maggio as Il fotografo |
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Nando Di Claudio as |
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Nello Ascoli as |
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Renato Terra as Il palpeggiatore |
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Carlo Sposito as Nicolino - l'aiuto del fotografo |
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Carlo Pisacane as L'uomo dalle bolle di sapone (uncredited) |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Story |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Story |
| Camera | Giovanni Battista Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Arturo Zavattini | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Elio Petri | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giovanna Valeri | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Aldo Trionfo | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Fernando Sorci | Gaffer |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Camera Operator |
| Production | Spartaco Conversi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Fortunato Ceccaglia | Key Grip |
| Directing | Giulio Petroni | Co-Director |
| Production | Giorgio Criscuolo | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Screenplay |
| Directing | Giuseppe De Santis | Director |
| Sound | Eduardo Caliendo | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Production | Domenico Forges Davanzati | Producer |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Sound | Rino Da Positano | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustavo Sisi | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Giulio Panni | Sound |
| Production | Gino Doniselli | Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Gabriele Varriale | Editor |
| Production | Roberto Moretti | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Duilio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Ricci | Costume Design |
| Art | Paolo Ricci | Set Decoration |