Assunta Spina (1948 film)

{{Short description|1948 film}}

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{{Infobox film

|name = Assunta Spina

|image = Assunta Spina (film 1948) Anna Magnani e Aldo Bufi Landi (2).png

|caption = Magnani and Landi in a film scene

|director = Mario Mattoli

|producer = Paolo Frascá
Vittorio Mottini

|based_on = {{Based on|Assunta Spina|Salvatore Di Giacomo}}

|writer = Eduardo De Filippo
Gino Capriolo

|starring = Anna Magnani
Eduardo De Filippo
Antonio Centa
Aldo Bufi Landi

|music = Renzo Rossellini

|cinematography = Gábor Pogány

|editing = Fernando Tropea

|studio = Ora Film

|distributor = Titanus

|released = {{Film date|1948|3|11|df=yes}}

|runtime = 91 minutes

|country = Italy

|language = Italian

}}

Assunta Spina is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa and Giacomo Furia.{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/233670/Assunta-Spina/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114201706/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/233670/Assunta-Spina/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2007|title=New York Times: Assunta Spina|access-date=31 July 2008|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|year=2007|last=Camhi|first=Leslie}} It was adapted from Salvatore Di Giacomo's 1909 play of the same title. It was released in the United States with the title Scarred. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Distributed by Titanus it earned around 70 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 46-47.