The Woman of Sin

The Woman of Sin
Directed by	Harry Hasso
Written by	Ugo Betti Tomaso Smith
Produced by	Odon Berlioz
Starring	Viveca Lindfors Otello Toso Gustav Diessl
Cinematography	Renato Del Frate
Edited by	Giancarlo Cappelli
Music by	Gino Filippini
Production company	Tirrenia Film
Distributed by	Cine Tirrenia
Release date	29 December 1942 (1942-12-29)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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]

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Viveca Lindfors as La giovane donna
• Otello Toso as Suo marito
• Gustav Diessl as L'ingegnere
• Alberto Capozzi
• Nino Marchesini
• Tatiana Farnese
• Giulio Panicali
• Vasco Creti
• Giuseppe Varni
• Leo Garavaglia
• Amelia Bissi
• Carlo Monteaux
• Ruggero Capodaglio
• Giovanni Petrucci
• Renato Navarrini
• Gioia Collei
• Carlo Ranieri
• Liana Del Balzo
• Armando Furlai
• Totò Mignone

References

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

Bibliography

• 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

External links

• The Woman of Sin at IMDb