Bellissima
Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.
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33 people
Anna Magnani
Maddalena Cecconi
Known for
Mamma Roma
Rome, Open City
Walter Chiari
Alberto Annovazzi
Known for
The Valachi Papers
Chimes at Midnight
Tina Apicella
Maria Cecconi
No other roles listed
Gastone Renzelli
Spartaco Cecconi
Known for
The Roof
Tecla Scarano
Tilde Spernanzoni
Known for
Marriage Italian Style
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Lola Braccini
Photographer's Wife
Known for
Seduced and Abandoned
The Leopard
Arturo Bragaglia
Photographer
Known for
The Return of Don Camillo
The Two Marshals
Nora Ricci
Laundry Worker
Known for
Death in Venice
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Vittorina Benvenuti
Also in
Our Dreams
I mariti
Linda Sini
Mimmetta
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
Teresa Battaggi
Snob Mother
No other roles listed
Gisella Monaldi
Door-keeper
Known for
Totò Double or Nothing?
Luchino Visconti Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Francesco Rosi Screenplay
United States release May 15, 1953 · Produced in Italy
Production
Film Bellissima
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 28, 1951
Premiere · Milan
Italy · January 4, 1952
Theatrical · Rome
United States · May 15, 1953
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 18, 1953 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
June 29, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
Brazil
October 6, 1980 · Theatrical
France
April 12, 1961 · Theatrical
July 25, 2011 · Physical · DVD
June 5, 2024 · Physical · Blu-Ray
December 31, 2024 · TV · Arte•tv
April 2, 2026 · TV · France•3 Corse via Stella
Germany
June 1, 1952 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
January 22, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
November 17, 1994 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 10, 2006 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Italy
March 8, 1952 · Theatrical · Turin
September 1, 1987 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
March 13, 1980 · Theatrical
October 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Russia
January 14, 1957 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 2, 2007 · Digital
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