An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife, but when he neglects her she becomes involved with his trusted assistant.An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife, but when he neglects her she becomes involved with his trusted assistant.An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife, but when he neglects her she becomes involved with his trusted assistant.
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- Director
- Writers
- Arnold Schulman(screen story)
- Vittorio Nino Novarese(novel "Furia")
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Arnold Schulman(screen story)
- Vittorio Nino Novarese(novel "Furia")
- Stars
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
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Fern Barry
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Ken Hooker
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Court Shepard
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Arnold Schulman(screen story) (screen play)
- Vittorio Nino Novarese(novel "Furia")
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Storyline
Italian immigrant Gino Micelli and his wife Rosanna started with virtually nothing, which Gino has now built up into a successful northern Nevada sheep farming operation with his brother Alberto, Alberto's wife Teresa, and their longtime hand, Bene. Gino hired Bene when he was just a boy and treats him like a son - planning on giving him the entire operation when the time comes - Bene being his true son which he has long planned as he has always seen Bene marrying his now twenty-one year old daughter, Angie, although neither Bene or Angie has ever said anything to Gino about it or has ever needed to say anything to the other in it never coming to pass in not feeling that way about the other. As Rosanna has long passed, and as Angie is away at school in Boston, Gino has made the decision to marry Rosanna's sister Gioia in Italy without the two even having met beforehand, she who will move to Nevada to live on the farm. Although Gino and Gioia both want the marriage to work, obstacles are raised in it truly being able to work. Knowing it or not, Gino wants her to be "Rosanna", who she is not either in true being or in temperament. As hard as Gino tries to please Gioia, his efforts always seem to be what he wants for her and not what she really wants. And while Gioia wants to be treated like a true human being and not the spirit of her dead sister, she also does not want her life mapped out for her like Gino seems to have done. Watching from the sidelines, Bene begins to develop feelings for Gioia himself, feelings which he knows can't continue as long as he remains in Gino's employ and remains Gino's friend. —Huggo
- Taglines
- Their's was a wild obsession they could not hide!
- Genre
- Certificate
- Not Rated
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Sturges was the original director, but on March 15, 1957, only a week before the shooting was scheduled to begin, he withdrew due to illness, according to contemporary news items. George Cukor took over and stated years later in a interview that Sturges left the project to replace Fred Zinnemann on The Old Man and the Sea (1958), but a Cukor biography states that Sturges left the project when it became apparent that the film would be more of a love story than an action picture.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)
- SoundtracksWild Is the Wind
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Performed by Johnny Mathis
(A Columbia Records Artist)
Top review
Magnificent Magnani
An elemental film, starting with the title. Anna Magnani was a force of nature, so the setting in the rugged Nevada mountains is apt, for this highly melodramatic tale. The passions of the characters are paralleled by images of raging rivers, rearing wild horses, and sheep giving birth, to the thunderous chords of Tiomkin's score. Several years earlier Magnani won an Oscar for her performance in The Rose Tattoo, and in this film she again dominates the screen. One of the most touching scenes is a quiet one at the beginning of the film, when she makes a connection with her niece, sensitively played by Dolores Hart. Anthony Quinn is enjoyable in this, although tending toward overacting. Franciosa holds his own with the two powerhouses.
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- hildacrane
- Nov 23, 2005
Details
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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