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La donna del giorno (lit. The Woman of the Day, released in the USA as The Doll That Took the Town) is a 1956 Italian drama film starring Virna Lisi, Haya Harareet and Franco Fabrizi.
It is directed by Francesco Maselli and tells the story of a struggling model who concocts a story of being raped and beaten by three strangers and soon becomes a media darling. Complications arise when the police eventually arrest three suspects.
Original Release
02/06/1957
US Release
06/10/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Virna Lisi | Liliana Atteni / Liliana Attenni |
| Haya Harareet | Anna Grimaldi |
| Elisa Cegani | Signora Atteni / Signora Attenni |
| Vittorio Sanipoli | Il commissario |
| Serge Reggiani | Mario Grimaldi |
| Franco Fabrizi | Aldo |
| Giulio Paradisi | |
| Antonio Cifariello | Giorgio Salustri |
| Mario Carotenuto | Managing Editor |
| Giuliano Montaldo |
Directors
Writers
Francesco Maselli, Franco Bemporad, Bianca Della Nogara Feltrinelli, Cesare Zavattini, Ageo Savioli
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Virna Lisi | Liliana Atteni / Liliana Attenni |
| Haya Harareet | Anna Grimaldi |
| Elisa Cegani | Signora Atteni / Signora Attenni |
| Vittorio Sanipoli | Il commissario |
| Serge Reggiani | Mario Grimaldi |
| Franco Fabrizi | Aldo |
| Giulio Paradisi | |
| Antonio Cifariello | Giorgio Salustri |
| Mario Carotenuto | Managing Editor |
| Giuliano Montaldo | |
| Marcello Giorda | |
| Liliana Gerace | |
| Dino Malgrid | |
| Camillo Milli | |
| Franco Lantieri | |
| Mario Grassi | |
| Diego Michelotti | |
| Livio Ferraro | |
| Raffaele Giangrande | |
| Alberta Masciello |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lorenzo Pegoraro | Producer |
