Tormento

Tormento

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1950-02-11
Genre:Drama
Duration:93 min
Country:Italy
Director:Raffaello Matarazzo
Actors:Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson, Annibale Betrone, Mario Ferrari, Teresa Franchini
Production:Titanus, Labor Film

Overview:

Anna flees her home, where she has been victimized for years by her spineless father’s mean-spirited second wife, to be with her lover, an honest businessman yet to make his fortune. When he is accused of a murder he didn’t commit, the couple’s domestic tranquillity is upended, and a desperate Anna must rely on her cruel stepmother to help support their child.

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