''Anima nera'' (''Black Soul'') is a 1962 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

. It is based on the stage play with the same name written by

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director, and author. He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent ...

.Gianni Rondolino. ''Rossellini''. UTET, 2006. .

Cast

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...

: Adriano Zucchelli * Nadja Tiller: Mimosa *

Annette Stroyberg Annette Susanne Strøyberg (7 December 1936 – 12 December 2005) was a Danish actress. Her films included '' Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (1959), which was directed by her first husband, Roger Vadim. Biography Annette Strøyberg was born on eit ...

: Marcella *

Yvonne Sanson Yvonne Sanson ( el, Υβόν Σανσόν; 29 August 1925 – 23 July 2003) was a Greek-Italian film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1946 and 1972, mainly working in Italy. Born in Thessaloniki, Sanson was a naturalised Italian cit ...

: Olga Manfredi * Tony Brown: Guidino * Rina Braido: Lucia *

Eleonora Rossi Drago Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in '' Le amiche''. She appeared in ''Un maledetto imbr ...

: Alessandra

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* 1962 films Italian drama films 1962 drama films Films directed by Roberto Rossellini Italian films based on plays 1960s Italian films {{1960s-drama-film-stub