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      • The staff at Variety wrote in their review: "Orchid has a flavor of Marty, a touch of Wild Is the Wind. The story threads and changing emotions are securely locked in through Martin Ritt’s honest direction. Without pushing, he tells an intricately drawn story with a smooth, authoritative hand."
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  2. The Black Orchid is a beautiful movie. Anthony Quinn plays a cheerful middle aged Italian American who comes into Sofia Loren's life and makes her realize that there is goodness and happiness in life. The movie has interesting characters and great acting, especially by Anthony Quinn and Sofia Loren who give great performances.

  3. Mar 10, 2023 · The Black Orchid - Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren star as longtime widower Frank and recently widowed Rose, lonely hearts who discover something special in The Black Orchid, a sensitive...

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  4. The Black Orchid is a 1959 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt [2] and starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn. Supporting actors include Peter Mark Richman , Virginia Vincent , Frank Puglia , Jimmy Baird , Naomi Stevens , Whit Bissell and Ina Balin .

  5. Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren star as longtime widower Frank and recently widowed Rose, lonely hearts who discover something special in The Black Orchid, a sensitive comedy romance directed by Martin Ritt (Norma Rae, Murphy's Romance).

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    • Drama, Romance
    • Martin Ritt
    • 1959-02-19
  6. Loren is good....but Quinn is the heart of the movie. There is a subplot involving Quinn's daughter that did grow tiresome...but when the movie focuses on Sophia and Anthony it is a very entertaining movie. Ranked 24th of 29 Loren movies on my Sophia Loren Movie Ranking page. www.ultimatemovierankings.com/sophia-loren-movies/

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    • Paramount Pictures
    • Martin Ritt
  7. The film technically is excellent, Robert Burks’ photography standing out adeptly in black-and-white VistaVision. The musical score by Alessandro Cicognini aptly points up contrasts in the story....

  8. Anthony Quinn plays good-natured widower Frank Valente with an about-to-be-married daughter, Mary (Ina Balin). Mary was perfectly content to think of marrying Noble (Mark Richman) and moving to Atlantic City with him (he owned a shop on the boardwalk) until Pop got a twinkle in his eye over widow Rose Bianco (Sophia Loren).