''Claretta'' () is a 1984
Italian
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historical drama film
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directed and written by
Pasquale Squitieri.
The film entered the competition at the 41°
Venice International Film Festival
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For her role of
Claretta Petacci
Clara "Claretta" Petacci (; 28 February 1912 – 28 April 1945) was a mistress of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. She was killed by Italian partisans during Mussolini's summary execution.
Early life
Daughter of Giuseppina Persichetti (18 ...
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Claudia Cardinale
Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938), known as Claudia Cardinale (), is an Italian actress.
Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition ...
was awarded with a
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
The Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress is one of the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards. This is a film award assigned each year since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (Italian National Syndicate of Film ...
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Cast
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Claudia Cardinale
Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938), known as Claudia Cardinale (), is an Italian actress.
Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition ...
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Claretta Petacci
Clara "Claretta" Petacci (; 28 February 1912 – 28 April 1945) was a mistress of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. She was killed by Italian partisans during Mussolini's summary execution.
Early life
Daughter of Giuseppina Persichetti (18 ...
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Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma (; 2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's '' A Pistol for Ringo'' ...
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Marcello Petacci
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Caterina Boratto - Giuseppina Petacci
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Fernando Briamo -
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who, upon assuming office as Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister, became the dictator of Fascist Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 un ...
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Nancy Brilli -
Miriam Petacci
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Angela Goodwin - Luisa
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María Mercader
María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada (; ; 6 March 1918 – 26 January 2011) was a Spanish film actress who appeared in some forty films between 1923 and 1992. She moved to Italy in 1939, later becoming the second wife of film director V ...
- Princess of Montenevoso
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Catherine Spaak
Catherine Spaak (3 April 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a French-Italian actress, singer, model, and media personality. A member of the Spaak family, she was known as an iconic "It girl" in Italy during the 1960s, becoming a star of commedia all'i ...
- Roberta
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1984 films
Italian drama films
1980s Italian-language films
Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri
Cultural depictions of Italian people
Cultural depictions of Benito Mussolini
1980s Italian films
1984 drama films
Italian-language drama films
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