A Husband for Anna
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A Husband for Anna

5.7 / 10 1953 1h 40mNR Italian
DramaRomance

Storyline

Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.

Cast & Crew

Silvana Pampanini

Silvana Pampanini

Anna Zaccheo

Lead
Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari

Il dottor Illuminato

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Andrea Grazzi

Umberto Spadaro

Umberto Spadaro

Don Antonio Percucoco

MC

Monica Clay

La signora Illuminato

AG

Anna Galasso

La signora Zaccheo

DS

Dora Scarpetta

Caterina

Agostino Salvietti

Agostino Salvietti

L'antiquario

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Giuseppe De Santis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Husband for Anna is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker