Two Women (1961)

  • NR
  • 05/09/1961 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 40m

Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!

Overview

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

Vittorio De Sica

Director

Cesare Zavattini

Screenplay

Alberto Moravia

Novel

Cast

Sophia Loren's headshot

Sophia Loren

Cesira
Jean-Paul Belmondo's headshot

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michele Di Libero
Raf Vallone's headshot

Raf Vallone

Giovanni
Eleonora Brown's headshot

Eleonora Brown

Rosetta
Carlo Ninchi's headshot

Carlo Ninchi

Filippo, il padre di Michele
Andrea Checchi's headshot

Andrea Checchi

un fasciste
Pupella Maggio's headshot

Pupella Maggio

un fermier
Emma Baron's headshot

Emma Baron

Maria

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