''Supreme Confession'' (Italian: ''Suprema confessione'', German: ''Die große Sünde'') is a 1956 Italian-West German
melodrama film
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exce ...
directed by
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci (; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed both very violent Spaghetti Westerns and bloodless Bud Spencer and Terence Hill action comedies.
He is the older bro ...
and starring
Anna Maria Ferrero,
Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.
Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...
and
Sonja Ziemann.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.61]
Cast
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Anna Maria Ferrero as Giovanna Siri
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Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.
Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...
as Marco Neri
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Andrea Checchi as Don Diego Garletto
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Barbara Shelley as Bettina
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Sonja Ziemann as Giovanna
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Luisa Rivelli
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Piero Lulli
Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli.
Selected filmography
* ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis
* ''Love Stor ...
as Franz
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Arnoldo Foà
Arnoldo Foà (24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014) was an Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2014.
Biography
Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish fa ...
as Armando
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Franco Andrei
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Franco Corelli
Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian repertory, he was ce ...
as Tenore
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Nuccia Dalma
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Fedele Gentile
Fedele Gentile (1908–1993) was an Italian film actor.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.187
Selected filmography
* ''The Man with the Claw'' (1931)
* '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940)
* ''Big Shoes'' (1940)
* ''The Secret Lover'' (1941)
* ''Fedora'' (1942)
* ''B ...
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Massimo Giuliani as Figlio di LIsa e Mario
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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1956 films
1956 drama films
German drama films
West German films
1950s Italian-language films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Sergio Corbucci
1950s Italian films
1950s German films
Melodrama films
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