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Release date United States: Friday, March 10, 2006, DVD release: Friday, March 10, 2006

Director: Robert Towne

Cast:

Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini
Salma Hayek as Camilla
Eileen Atkins
William Mapother as Bill
Idina Menzel as Vera
Tamara Craig Thomas as Sally
Dion Basco as Patricio/houseboy
Jeremy Crutchley as Solomon, the bartender
Charlie Hunnam
Justin Kirk
Donald Sutherland as Hellfrick

About:

In the Robert Towne-directed adaptation of John Fante's Depression Era novel, Hayek will play the fiery Mexican beauty Camilla who hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm

Genres:
Romance - Drama

Producers: Tom Cruise Jonas McCord

Writers: John Fante (novel) Robert Towne (screenplay)

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