Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
| Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | |
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Original poster
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| Directed by | Melvin Frank |
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| Written by |
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell short story by Aiken Morewood |
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| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
| Edited by | Bill Butler |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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December 1968 |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US/ Canada rentals) |
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell is a 1968 Technicolor American comedy film starring Gina Lollobrigida and directed by Melvin Frank, who co-wrote the original screenplay with Denis Norden and Sheldon Keller.
The United Artists release was filmed at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. It served as the basis for the unsuccessful 1979 stage musical Carmelina and the plot of the enormously successful stage musical Mamma Mia! and its 2008 movie adaptation.
The title character, Carla "Campbell" (Gina Lollobrigida), is an Italian woman who—during the American occupation of Italy—slept with three American GIs (a corporal, a sergeant, and a lieutenant) in the course of ten days, Cpl. Phil Newman (Phil Silvers), Lt. Justin Young (Peter Lawford), and Sgt. Walter Braddock (Telly Savalas). By the time she discovers she is pregnant, all three have moved on and she, uncertain of which is the father, convinces each of the three (who are unaware of the existence of the other two) to support "his" daughter, Gia, financially.
To protect her reputation, as well as the reputation of her unborn child, Carla has raised the girl to believe her mother is the widow of an army air force captain named Eddie Campbell, a name she borrowed from a can of soup (she is very fond of Campbell's soups).
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