The Woman of Sin (Italian: La donna del peccato) is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Harry Hasso and starring Viveca Lindfors, Otello Toso and Gustav Diessl. It was one of two films Swedish actress Lindfors made in wartime Italy.[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.[2]

The Woman of Sin
Directed byHarry Hasso
Written byUgo Betti
Tomaso Smith
Produced byOdon Berlioz
StarringViveca Lindfors
Otello Toso
Gustav Diessl
CinematographyRenato Del Frate
Edited byGiancarlo Cappelli
Music byGino Filippini
Production
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Tirrenia Film
Distributed byCine Tirrenia
Release date
  • 29 December 1942 (1942-12-29)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Synopsis

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A shady adventurer persuades his wife to steal an important invention from an Engineer she has encountered on a train. However they quickly fall in love with each other and he asks her to marry him. Tormented by her dilemma she attempts to commit suicide, but is rescued in time.

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.105
  2. ^ Chiti & Poppi p.110

Bibliography

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  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000
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