Two Women
“Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!”
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.
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27 people
Sophia Loren
Cesira
Known for
A Special Day
The Life Ahead
Eleonora Brown
Rosetta
Also in
Naked You Die
Un Amore così grande
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michele Di Libero
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Raf Vallone
Giovanni
Known for
The Godfather Part III
The Italian Job
Carlo Ninchi
Filippo, il padre di Michele
Known for
The Beauty of the Devil
Toto Tours Italy
Andrea Checchi
un fasciste
Known for
Black Sunday
The Lady Without Camelias
Pupella Maggio
un fermier
Known for
Amarcord
Cinema Paradiso
Emma Baron
Maria
Also in
The Lovemakers
The Thursday
Antonella Della Porta
La madre impazzita
Known for
Medicine Italian Style
Ghosts of Rome
Bruna Cealti
une évacuée
Known for
I'm Photogenic
Luciano Pigozzi
Scimmione
Known for
Blood and Black Lace
Baron Blood
Franco Balducci
il tedesco nel pagliaio
Known for
Death Rides a Horse
Don't Torture a Duckling
Vittorio De Sica Director · Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Alberto Moravia Author
United States release May 9, 1961 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages German, Hungarian, Italian
Production
Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
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C. C. Champion
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Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Production
Titanus
Production
Cocinor
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Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Production
Les Films Marceau
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France · Italy
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Original title
La ciociara
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
German · Hungarian · Italian
Release dates
Canada · December 22, 1960
Theatrical
Italy · December 23, 1960
Theatrical
United States · May 9, 1961
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Brazil
June 1, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Brasileira (90 Anos de Jean-Paul Belmondo)
France
December 22, 1960 · Theatrical
May 6, 1961 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
December 23, 1960 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1960 · Premiere · Milan
Netherlands
April 19, 2011 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
April 12, 2023 · Limited theatrical · 차오, 소피아 - 소피아 로렌 특별 상영전
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