The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita is a 1965 BritishAmerican drama film, based on the novel by Rumer Godden, directed by Delmer Daves. It stars Maureen OHara and Rossano Brazzi.

Turner Classic Movies presented The Battle of the Villa Fiorita on November 20, 2015 as part of its 24hour TCM Memorial Tribute to Maureen OHara who died on October 24, with commentary by host Robert Osborne. Shown earlier was 1939s Jamaica Inn, 1961s The Deadly Companions and 1963s Spencers Mountain and McLintock. Following The Battle of the Villa Fiorita, the tribute continued with 1971s Big Jake, 1957s The Wings of Eagles, 1939s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1952s The Quiet Man and At Swords Point, 1947s Sinbad the Sailor and 1945s The Spanish Main.Hi, Im Robert Osborne. Right now, were setting aside our previously scheduled programming in order to pay tribute to one of the legendary stars from the socalled Golden Era of Hollywood beautiful Maureen OHara, who died last month at her home in Boise, Idaho at the age of ninetyfive. Over the course of her six decades as an actress, Maureen divided her time between living in her native Ireland, also a home in Hollywood and, later, a residence in the Virgin Islands where she ran a commuter seaplane service with her third husband, a former Air Force brigadier general. In all, Maureen OHara appeared in some sixtyfive films and television projects with a wide range of costars that includes everybody from John Wayne and Henry Fonda, to James Stewart, John Candy and Macaulay Culkin. Her final acting role was in a madeforTV movie in the year two thousand, after which she retired from acting, was rarely seen or written about for several years not until the spring of two thousand and fourteen when she agreed to make an appearance at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. Her appearance at the festival caused a really big todo. Film fans were thrilled to see her again and everybody was reminded of what this spirited and talented Irish lady with the flaming red hair had contributed to so many classic films. Among those who were also paying attention were members of Hollywoods Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. T

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