Directed by:
Stanley KramerCinematography:
Giuseppe RotunnoComposer:
Ernest GoldCast:
Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Krüger, Sergio Franchi, Giancarlo Giannini, Patrizia Valturri, Eduardo Ciannelli, Valentina Cortese (more)Plots(1)
Bombolini is a fairly worthless drunk in the small Italian town of Santa Vittoria in the closing days of World War II. When word comes that the Fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. He can't get down and someone gets the crowd to chant his name to give him confidence. The Fascist town council hears this and believes that he is the town's new leader. They surrender to him and make him the new mayor. He rises to the occasion and when he finds that the Germans plan to occupy his town and take their wine (over a million bottles) he works out a plan to hide it. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Anna Magnani](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/363/164363749_083518.png)
Anna Magnani
Italy
Best movies:
Rome, Open City (1945)
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Beautiful (1951)
![Virna Lisi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271801_75c9c5.jpg)
Virna Lisi
Italy
Best movies:
Bugie bianche (1980)
The Black Tulip (1964)
Queen Margot (1994)
![Hardy Krüger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/564/164564140_178813.jpg)
Hardy Krüger
German Empire
Best movies:
To Each His Hell (1977)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
![Sergio Franchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172574_0f56c7.jpg)
Sergio Franchi
Italy
Best movies:
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
![Giancarlo Giannini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272212_0dc6aa.jpg)
Giancarlo Giannini
Italy
Best movies:
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
Casino Royale (2006)
Viva Italia! (1977)
![Patrizia Valturri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678600_126b24.jpg)
Patrizia Valturri
Best movies:
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Django, Kill! (1967)
![Eduardo Ciannelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/194/160194012_85a737.jpg)
Eduardo Ciannelli
Italy
Best movies:
Gilda (1946)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Chase (1966)
![Valentina Cortese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483234_a0fa54.jpg)
Valentina Cortese
Italy
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
![Karl-Otto Alberty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440732_76f9f9.jpg)
Karl-Otto Alberty
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Damned (1969)
Francesco Mulé
Italy
Best movies:
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
The Shortest Day (1963)
Totò, Eva e il pennello proibito (1959)
![Leopoldo Trieste](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440800_714a41.jpg)
Leopoldo Trieste
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
![Clelia Matania](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444397_c8b7a7.jpg)
Clelia Matania
UK
Best movies:
Quo Vadis (1951)
War and Peace (1956)
The Tough and the Mighty (1969)
![Marco Tulli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247486_34b67d.jpg)
Marco Tulli
Italy
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Mamma's Boy (1957)
![Renato Chiantoni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064285_3df912.jpg)
Renato Chiantoni
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Carlo Capannelle
Best movies:
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
See You in Hell, Friends (1970)
![Renato Rascel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/934/159934999_c2b576.jpg)
Renato Rascel
Italy
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
The Overcoat (1952)
![Gigi Ballista](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157220_4d84f5.jpg)
Gigi Ballista
Italy
Best movies:
Midnight Express (1978)
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Wolfgang Jansen
German Empire
Best movies:
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Die Deutschmeister (1955)
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
![Curt Lowens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/745/161745095_008b3a.jpg)
Curt Lowens
German Empire
Best movies:
Two Women (1960)
V (1983) (TV movie)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)