Bellissima (1952) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Luchino Visconti.

Cast

• Anna Magnani as Maddalena Cecconi
• Walter Chiari as Alberto Annovazzi
• Tina Apicella as Maria Cecconi
• Gastone Renzelli as Spartaco Cecconi
• Tecla Scarano as Tilde Spernanzoni
• Lola Braccini as Photographer's Wife
• Arturo Bragaglia as Photographer
• Nora Ricci as Laundry Worker
• Vittorina Benvenuti
• Linda Sini as Mimmetta
• Teresa Battaggi as Snob Mother
• Gisella Monaldi as Door-keeper
• Amalia Pellegrini
• Luciana Ricci
• Giuseppina Arena
• Liliana Mancini as Iris
• Alessandro Blasetti as Self
• Vittorio Musy Glori as Self
• Mario Chiari as Self
• Luigi Filippo D'Amico as Self
• George Tapparelli as Self
• Luciano Caruso as (uncredited)
• Michele Di Giulio as (uncredited)
• Mario Donatone as (uncredited)
• Franco Ferrara as Il Direttore d'Orchestra della R.A.I. (uncredited)
• Iolanda Fortini as Mother at Cinecittà (uncredited)
• Pietro Fumelli as (uncredited)
• Corrado as Announcer (uncredited)
• Lilly Marchi as (uncredited)
• Guido Martufi as Young Boy at Hair-Dresser's Shop (uncredited)
• Anna Nighel as (uncredited)
• Lina Rossoni as (uncredited)
• Sonia Scotti as Young Girl (uncredited)

Crew

• Luchino Visconti — Director
• Luchino Visconti — Screenplay
• Suso Cecchi d'Amico — Screenplay
• Francesco Rosi — Screenplay
• Salvo D'Angelo — Producer
• Piero Portalupi — Director of Photography
• Paul Ronald — Director of Photography
• Franco Mannino — Original Music Composer

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