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Scent of a Woman (Italian: Profumo di donna) is a 1974 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Dino Risi, based on Il buio e il miele, a story by Giovanni Arpino. Both Risi and the leading actor Vittorio Gassman won important Italian and French awards. There is also an American remake, Scent of a Woman.
Original Release
12/20/1974
US Release
01/25/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vittorio Gassman | Fausto Consolo / Il capitano Fausto Consolo |
| Alessandro Momo | Giovanni Bertazzi, aka Ciccio |
| Agostina Belli | Sara |
| Moira Orfei | Mirka |
| Elena Veronese | Michelina |
| Lorenzo Piani | |
| Stefania Spugnini | Candida |
| Torindo Bernardi | Vincenzo |
| Marisa Volonnino | Ines |
| Carla Mancini | Nun |
Directors
Writers
Dino Risi, Giovanni Arpino, Ruggero Maccari
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vittorio Gassman | Fausto Consolo / Il capitano Fausto Consolo |
| Alessandro Momo | Giovanni Bertazzi, aka Ciccio |
| Agostina Belli | Sara |
| Moira Orfei | Mirka |
| Elena Veronese | Michelina |
| Lorenzo Piani | |
| Stefania Spugnini | Candida |
| Torindo Bernardi | Vincenzo |
| Marisa Volonnino | Ines |
| Carla Mancini | Nun |
| Alvaro Vitali | Vittorio |
| Sergio Di Pinto | Raffaele |
| Inna Alexeievna | Aunt of Fausto |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Don Carlo |
| Gennaro Ombra | Reporter |
| Franca Scagnetti | Nun-nurse |
| Chris Andersen | Man at the Disco |
| John Fox | Giacomino / Tenente Giacomino |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pio Angeletti | Producer |
| Adriano De Micheli | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material | Nominated |
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
