A Husband for Anna

Aug 22, 1953

1h 40m

★ 5.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Produzioni D. Forges Davanzati

Diana Cinematografica

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Cast

Anna Zaccheo

Silvana Pampanini

Il dottor Illuminato

Amedeo Nazzari

Andrea Grazzi

Massimo Girotti

Don Antonio Percucoco

Umberto Spadaro

La signora Illuminato

Monica Clay

La signora Zaccheo

Anna Galasso

Caterina

Dora Scarpetta

L'antiquario

Agostino Salvietti

Peppinello Zaccheo - fratello di Anna

Edoardo Inperatrice

Pasquale Zaccheo, fratello di Anna

Franco Bologna

Il signor Zaccheo

Giovanni Berardi

Il proprietario del cinema

Enrico Glori

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