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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
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Wikipedia article
'Sophia Loren: Her Own Story' is a 1980 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Sophia Loren as herself. The film was written by Joanna Crawford based on the 1979 biographical book 'Sophia, Living and Loving: Her Own Story' by A.E. Hotchner and originally aired on NBC on October 26, 1980.
Plot
A dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren from her childhood in Naples to her international stardom. Loren plays herself during adulthood and her mother Romilda Villani.
Cast
*Sophia Loren as Sophia / Romilda Villani
**Ritza Brown as Sophia (aged 16)
**Chiara Ferraro as Sophia (aged 47)
*Armand Assante as Riccardo Scicolone
*John Gavin as Cary Grant
*Rip Torn as Carlo Ponti
*Theresa Saldana as Maria Scicolone
*Edmund Purdom as Vittorio De Sica
*Riccardo Cucciolla as Dominico Villani
*Anna Miserocchi as Louisa Villani
*Francesca De Sapio as Dora
*Cyrus Elias as Guido
Production
"I thought it was an extremely dangerous thing to do", said Gavin of playing Cary Grant. "I wouldn't have touched the role if I thought it wasn't done in good taste... I realise I'm laying myself wide open to criticism. All I can say is I'll do the best I can."
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