Sunflower
Sunflower

Sunflower

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1970
1h 49m
7.5(170 votes)
Drama
War

Overview

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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AVCO Embassy Pictures
Mosfilm

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Cast & Crew

20 members
Acting

Sophia Loren

Giovanna

Sophia Loren
Acting

Marcello Mastroianni

Antonio

Marcello Mastroianni
Acting

Людмила Савельева

Mascia

Людмила Савельева
Acting

Galina Andreeva

Valentina

Galina Andreeva
Acting

Anna Carena

Madre Antonio

Anna Carena
Acting

Germano Longo

Ettore

Germano Longo
Acting

Glauco Onorato

Il reduce

Glauco Onorato
Acting

Silvano Tranquilli

L'operaio italiano

Silvano Tranquilli
Acting

Marisa Traversi

Donna stazione

Marisa Traversi
Acting

Gunārs Cilinskis

Funzionario russo

Gunārs Cilinskis
Acting

Giorgio Basso

Unknown Role

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Gianni Bortolotto

Italian official

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Acting

Umberto Di Grazia

Unknown Role

Umberto Di Grazia
Acting

Giuliano Girardi

Unknown Role

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Acting

Dino Peretti

Unknown Role

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Pippo Starnazza

Unknown Role

Pippo Starnazza
Acting

Oleg Fyodorov

Young Russian worker (uncredited)

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Acting

Алла Будницкая

Uncredited

Алла Будницкая
Acting

Надежда Чередниченко

Contadina russa (as Nadja Cerednicenko)

Надежда Чередниченко
Acting

Пётр Колбасин

Unknown Role

Пётр Колбасин

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