Difficult Years (1948)
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1948 · 1h 50m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle.
Director: Luigi Zampa
Writers: Vitaliano Brancati, Sergio Amidei
Music by: Franco Casavola
Cinematography: Carlo Montuori
Editor: Eraldo Da Roma
Cast
Umberto Spadaro as Aldo PiscitelloAve Ninchi as Rosina PiscitelloEnzo Biliotti as Il podestàMassimo Girotti as Giovanni PiscitelloDelia Scala as Elena PiscitelloErnesto Almirante as Il nonninoAldo Silvani as Il farmacistaMiro Zonda as Il federaleMilly Vitale as Maria, the pharmacist's nieceGiovanni Grasso as MascoliOlinto Cristina as SacchiAgostino Salvietti as FegarottaMore like this
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