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:
Giuseppe De Santis, Alfredo Giannetti, Salvatore Laurani, Cesare Zavattini, Elio Petri, Gianni Puccini.
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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 | Alfredo Giannetti | Story |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Directing | Giulio Petroni | Co-Director |
| Directing | Elio Petri | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aldo Trionfo | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Arturo Zavattini | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Giovanna Valeri | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Spartaco Conversi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Giovanni Battista Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Fortunato Ceccaglia | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Fernando Sorci | Gaffer |
| Production | Giorgio Criscuolo | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Giuseppe De Santis | Director |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Production | Domenico Forges Davanzati | Producer |
| Sound | Eduardo Caliendo | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Rino Da Positano | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriele Varriale | Editor |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Duilio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustavo Sisi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Gino Doniselli | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Roberto Moretti | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Sound | Giulio Panni | Sound |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Art | Paolo Ricci | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Ricci | Costume Design |
