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Sunflower
Sunflower

Sunflower

A woman born for love. A man born to love her. A timeless moment in a world gone mad.

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After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage. Years later, she travels to Russia with his photo, determined to find him. What will she discover?

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

14 March 1970

Country

France

Cast

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Giovanna

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Antonio

Ludmila Savelyeva

Ludmila Savelyeva

Mascia

Galina Andreeva

Galina Andreeva

Valentina

Anna Carena

Anna Carena

Madre Antonio

Germano Longo

Germano Longo

Ettore

Glauco Onorato

Glauco Onorato

Il reduce

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli

L'operaio italiano

Marisa Traversi

Marisa Traversi

Donna stazione

Gunārs Cilinskis

Gunārs Cilinskis

Funzionario russo

Giorgio Basso

Giorgio Basso

Gianni Bortolotto

Gianni Bortolotto

Italian official

Umberto Di Grazia

Umberto Di Grazia

Giuliano Girardi

Giuliano Girardi

Dino Peretti

Dino Peretti

Pippo Starnazza

Pippo Starnazza

Oleg Fyodorov

Oleg Fyodorov

Young Russian worker (uncredited)

Alla Budnitskaya

Alla Budnitskaya

Uncredited

Nadezhda Cherednichenko

Nadezhda Cherednichenko

Contadina russa (as Nadja Cerednicenko)

Pyotr Kolbasin

Pyotr Kolbasin

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