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81% Critic Match
A Special Day
“A special film about two special people.”
8.1 / 10• 1977• 1h 46m•NR• Italian
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sophia Loren
Antonietta Taberi
Lead
Marcello Mastroianni
Gabriele
John Vernon
Emanuele Taberi
FB
Françoise Berd
Concierge
Patrizia Basso
Romana Taberi
TD
Tiziano De Persio
Arnaldo Taberi
MD
Maurizio Di Paolantonio
Fabio Taberi
AG
Antonio Garibaldi
Littorio Taberi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ettore Scola's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Special Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
