The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a 1969 film , and distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the best-selling novel by Robert Crichton. The music score was by Ernest Gold and the cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger, and Sergio Franchi. Co-starring Renato Rascel, Giancarlo Giannini, and Eduardo Ciannelli; with Valentina Cortese making an uncredited appearance. The film was almost entirely... shot on location in Anticoli Corrado, Italy . The World Premiere of the film was held in Los Angeles on October 20, 1969. Television coverage included a special split-screen selection during the Joey Bishop Show. Army Archerd, Regis Philbin and Buddy Hackett interviewed Stanley Kramer, Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Sergio Franchi from Los Angeles. The premier was held to benefit the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center-- with Gregory Peck as chairman. The event ended with an celebration at the Century Plaza Hotel.
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| Release date: | 1969 |
| Directed by: | Stanley Kramer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 139 Minutes |
| Producer: | Stanley Kramer, George Glass |
| Editor: | William Lyon, Earle Herdan |
| Music by: | Ernest Gold |
| Cinematography: | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Screenplay by: | Ben Maddow, William Rose |
| Adapted from: | The Secret of Santa Vittoria |
| Genre: | Comedy |