A Special Day poster
Screenplay Ruggero Maccari, Maurizio Costanzo, Ettore Scola
Director Ettore Scola

A Special Day

Original Title: Una giornata particolare

Tagline: A special film about two special people.

Release Date: 1977-08-11

Duration: 106 minutes

Synopsis

In Rome, fascist supporter Emanuele attends a parade commemorating Adolf Hitler's historic meeting with Italian leader Benito Mussolini, leaving his apolitical wife, Antonietta, to tend to household duties. Antonietta encounters a man, Gabriele, who appears surprisingly nonplussed by the political event. Over the course of the day, the two forge a close friendship that will forever change their perceptions of life, love and politics.

Casting

  • Marcello Mastroianni
    Gabriele
  • Sophia Loren
    Antonietta Taberi
  • John Vernon
    Emanuele Taberi
  • Adolf Hitler
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Françoise Berd
    Concierge
  • Alessandra Mussolini
    Maria Luisa Taberi
  • Benito Mussolini
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Galeazzo Ciano
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Patrizia Basso
    Romana Taberi