More Than a Miracle

1967

1h 50m

Fantasy

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43%

Tomatometer

7 Reviews

58%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

Although his mother (Dolores del Río) chooses seven eligible candidates for marriage, Prince Ramon (Omar Sharif) shows scant interest and rides away on his wild stallion. When the horse throws him, he's rescued by flying monk Brother Joseph (Leslie French). Joseph gives him a sack of flower, telling him that his future wife will make seven dumplings from it, but that Rodrigo will only get six. Sure enough, local peasant Isabella (Sophia Loren) makes seven dumplings, but eats one herself.

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John Gillett

Sight & Sound

Having been granted such a visual feast, it seems grudging to complain about the awkward dubbing.

Mar 18, 2020

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Variety Staff

Variety

Pic's fatal flaw is vacillation between pure make-believe, which would have gone over to some degree, and corny political tract.

Mar 26, 2009

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A lighthearted and entertaining fairy tale about a handsome prince and the humble peasant girl he takes as his princess.

Oct 18, 2008

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

This abundance of elements also is the film's undoing, for though it has undeniable charm it also meanders about and becomes occasionally pointless.

Oct 18, 2008

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Film4 Staff

Film4

Some of the set-ups and scenes... are completely off the wall, and it does all seem a little shallow. But it is sumptuous, the cast have rarely looked better and its craziness has a certain charm.

Jun 24, 2008

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A quirky but uninteresting comedy presented as a whimsical old-fashioned rustic Neapolitan fairytale.

Rated: C+

Jun 16, 2008

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Audience Member

Utter garbage. A fortune spent offering different camera angles on Loren's glorious rack. Otherwise,

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Offbeat and quirky, this to me is one of the outstanding art films to emerge from Italy in the late 1960s.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

ok fantasy romance pic

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

An adorable, funny and entertaining story :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Called 'More Than a Miracle' on TCM. This Cinderella Story is a bit different, Omar Sharif plays a Prince that is Sadistic,abusive, and mean.Sophia Loren is a single Woman from a Superstitious Italuan Village with Witches and Religion, no Fairygodmother to guide her,but saints and Witches.She is put inside a barrel for five days,made to compete as a dishwasher,and slapped by the Prince of her Nightmares. Why she'd want rhis Narcissistic Prince is a mystery to me

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Francesco Rosi

Director

Sophia Loren

Isabella Candeloro

Omar Sharif

Prince Rodrigo Fernandez

Dolores del Río

Queen Mother

Georges Wilson

Jean-Jacques Bouché "Monzu"

Leslie French

Brother Giuseppe da Copertino

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Synopsis

Although his mother (Dolores del Río) chooses seven eligible candidates for marriage, Prince Ramon (Omar Sharif) shows scant interest and rides away on his wild stallion. When the horse throws him, he's rescued by flying monk Brother Joseph (Leslie French). Joseph gives him a sack of flower, telling him that his future wife will make seven dumplings from it, but that Rodrigo will only get six. Sure enough, local peasant Isabella (Sophia Loren) makes seven dumplings, but eats one herself.

Director: Francesco Rosi
Screenwriter: Tonino Guerra, Raffaele La Capria, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Francesco Rosi
Production Co: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 50m

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