Tormento

Feb 11, 1950

1h 33m

★ 6.5

Overview

Anna flees her home, where she has been victimized for years by her spineless father’s mean-spirited second wife, to be with her lover, an honest businessman yet to make his fortune. When he is accused of a murder he didn’t commit, the couple’s domestic tranquillity is upended, and a desperate Anna must rely on her cruel stepmother to help support their child.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Titanus

Labor Film

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Cast

Carlo Guarnieri

Amedeo Nazzari

Anna Ferrari

Yvonne Sanson

Gaetano Ferrari

Annibale Betrone

L'avvocato Bianchi

Mario Ferrari

Rosina

Teresa Franchini

Matilde Ferrari

Tina Lattanzi

Ruffini

Aldo Nicodemi

Madre Celeste

Giuditta Rissone

Rossi, Carlo's Friend

Vittorio Sanipoli

Enzo Sandri

Roberto Murolo

Pinuccia

Rosalia Randazzo

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