A Special Day
“A special film about two special people.”
Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.
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Cast
15 people
Sophia Loren
Antonietta Taberi
Known for
Two Women
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Marcello Mastroianni
Gabriele
Known for
8½
La Dolce Vita
John Vernon
Emanuele Taberi
Known for
Dirty Harry
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Françoise Berd
Concierge
Known for
Agnes of God
Quintet
Patrizia Basso
Romana Taberi
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Cicciolina amore mio
Tiziano De Persio
Arnaldo Taberi
No other roles listed
Maurizio Di Paolantonio
Fabio Taberi
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Antonio Garibaldi
Littorio Taberi
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Vittorio Guerrieri
Umberto Taberi
Known for
Winx Club
The Legend of the Titanic
Alessandra Mussolini
Maria Luisa Taberi
Known for
Us Real Men, We Hard Men
Il tassinaro
Nicole Magny
Officer's Daughter
Galeazzo Ciano
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Ettore Scola Director · Ruggero Maccari Screenplay Maurizio Costanzo Screenplay
United States release September 25, 1977 · Produced in Italy, Canada · Production Canafox Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Production
C. C. Champion
Production
Canafox Films
Production
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Production
Italy · Canada
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Original title
Una giornata particolare
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · May 19, 1977
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · August 11, 1977
Theatrical
United States · September 25, 1977
Theatrical
France
September 7, 1977 · Theatrical
April 25, 2025 · TV · France•5
October 15, 2025 · Theatrical · 4K restored's version
Germany
May 22, 1979 · TV · ZDF (TV premiere)
Netherlands
May 9, 2003 · TV · Nederland 1
July 16, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 31, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
January 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Tromsø International Film Festival
Spain
December 12, 1977 · Theatrical
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