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| Anna Magnani | ... | Serafina Delle Rose | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Alvaro Mangiacavallo | |
| Marisa Pavan | ... | Rosa Delle Rose | |
| Ben Cooper | ... | Seaman Jack Hunter | |
| Virginia Grey | ... | Estelle Hohengarten | |
| Jo Van Fleet | ... | Bessie | |
| Sandro Giglio | ... | Father De Leo | |
| Mimi Aguglia | ... | Assunta | |
| Florence Sundstrom | ... | Flora | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Albert Atkins | ... | Mario (uncredited) | |
| Don Bachardy | ... | Passenger in Back Seat of Car (uncredited) | |
| Larry Chance | ... | Rosario Delle Rose (uncredited) | |
| Lewis Charles | ... | Taxi driver (uncredited) | |
| Roger Gunderson | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Jean Hart | ... | Violetta (uncredited) | |
| George Humbert | ... | Pop Mangiacavallo (uncredited) | |
| Dorrit Kelton | ... | Schoolteacher (uncredited) | |
| May Lee | ... | Mamma Shigura, tattoo artist (uncredited) | |
| Augusta Merighi | ... | Giuseppina (uncredited) | |
| Natalie Murray | ... | Townswoman (uncredited) | |
| Virgil Osborne | ... | Taxi driver (uncredited) | |
| Margherita Pasquero | ... | Grandma Mangiacavallo (uncredited) | |
| Rosa Rey | ... | Mariella (uncredited) | |
| Rossana San Marco | ... | Peppina (uncredited) | |
| Georgia Simmons | ... | The Strega (uncredited) | |
| Zolya Talma | ... | Miss Mangiacavallo, Alvaro's sister (uncredited) | |
| Fred Taylor | ... | Grocery cashier (uncredited) | |
| Roland Vildo | ... | Salvatore (uncredited) | |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited) | |
| Tennessee Williams | ... | Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Daniel Mann | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tennessee Williams | (play) | |
| Hal Kanter | (adaptation) | |
| Tennessee Williams | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Hal B. Wallis | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alex North | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Wong Howe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Warren Low | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Tambi Larsen | |||
| Hal Pereira | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sam Comer | |||
| Arthur Krams | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Richard McWhorter | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Gene Lauritzen | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gene Garvin | .... | sound recordist | |
| Harold Lewis | .... | sound recordist | |
| Carl Mahakian | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Bill Wistrom | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John P. Fulton | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photographer | |
Music Department | |||
| Alex North | .... | musical director | |
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I recommend this film solely to witness Magnani's performance, which was an utterly beautiful piece of acting, indeed. Although I did not feel pulled into the plot very much, I did sympathize with Magnani's character because she played her part with such heart. I must admit that I was disappointed by Lancaster's overacting, and the minor actors also were not at all impressive. Also, I do not feel inspired to read the play itself because I don't think that reading it could compare to watching Magnani's riveting performance through which Magnani's soul itself seems to bleed.
Although I cannot think of another film with such an engaging actress, the beginning tone and ambiance of this film reminded me of other Tennessee Williams works. The atmosphere is open, naked, and almost frightening; Williams's plays always introduce characters that are very human--weak, lonely, unsettled--and deeply passionate. He doesn't take care to hide the frightening and desperate side of people even though we may not want to see that. He makes no exception in this piece, and this sense of humanity is most effectively portrayed through Magnani.