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?

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Credits

Crew

DirectorVittorio De Sica

WriterTonino Guerra, Cesare Zavattini, Giorgi Mdivani

Cinematographer

Giuseppe Rotunno

ComposerHenry Mancini

EditorAdriana Novelli

ProducerCarlo Ponti, Arthur Cohn

Cast

Sophia Lorenas Giovanna

Marcello Mastroiannias Antonio

Ludmila Savelyevaas Mascia

Galina Andreevaas Valentina

Anna Carenaas Madre Antonio

Germano Longoas Ettore

Glauco Onoratoas Il reduce

Silvano Tranquillias L'operaio italiano

Marisa Traversias Donna stazione

Gunārs Cilinskisas Funzionario russo

Giorgio Basso

Gianni Bortolottoas Italian official

Oleg Fyodorovas Young Russian worker (uncredited)

Alla Budnitskayaas Uncredited

Nadezhda Cherednichenkoas Contadina russa (as Nadja Cerednicenko)

Pyotr Kolbasin

Double Feature

Streaming now, and why it pairs with this film

Marriage Italian Style1964

Both directed by Vittorio De Sica, and both starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren

Or

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow1963Both directed by Vittorio De Sica, and both starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren
Bicycle Thieves1948Both directed by Vittorio De Sica