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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970 · 139 min

A warm, leisurely wartime comedy-drama that balances gentle small-town humor with genuine suspense and a satisfying battle of wits.

Tagline: In the beginning there was Bombolini the fool, Bombolini the drunk, Bombolini the joke. In the end there was Bombolini the mayor, Bombolini the hero, Bombolini the beautiful. In between is the secret of Santa Vittoria.
Overview: During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
class
identity
redemption
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, war
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Written by: Ben Maddow, William Rose
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Giancarlo Giannini, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger, Wolfgang Jansen, Peter Kuiper, Sergio Franchi
Music: Ernest Gold
Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime: 139 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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