The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nunnally Johnson
Produced by Goffredo Lombardo
Written by Nunnally Johnson
Bruce Marshall (novel)
Starring Ava Gardner
Dirk Bogarde
Joseph Cotten
Vittorio De Sica
Aldo Fabrizi
Music by Bronislau Kaper
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography Giuseppe Rotunno
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Titanus
Release date(s) September 28, 1960
Running time Italy: 95 min
USA: 99 min
Country United States
Italy
Language English
Italian

The Angel Wore Red, also known as La Sposa Bella in its Italian version, is a 1960 Italian-American romantic war drama made by MGM and Titanus. It was directed by Nunnally Johnson and produced by Goffredo Lombardo, from a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson based on the 1953 novel The Fair Bride by Bruce Marshall. Giorgio Prosperi wrote the dialogue for the Italian version. The music score for the American version was by Bronislau Kaper and by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino for the Italian version. The cinematography was by Giuseppe Rotunno.

The film stars Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde and Joseph Cotten with Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Arnoldo Foà, Nino Castelnuovo and Finlay Currie.

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