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Difficult Years (1948)

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Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Luigi Zampa
Writer : Vitaliano Brancati, Sergio Amidei

Synopsis

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. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.

Actors

Umberto Spadaro
Umberto Spadaro
Aldo Piscitello
Ave Ninchi
Ave Ninchi
Rosina Piscitello
Enzo Biliotti
Enzo Biliotti
Il podestà
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti
Giovanni Piscitello
Delia Scala
Delia Scala
Elena Piscitello
Ernesto Almirante
Ernesto Almirante
Il nonnino
Aldo Silvani
Aldo Silvani
Il farmacista
Miro Zonda
Miro Zonda
Il federale
Milly Vitale
Milly Vitale
Maria, the pharmacist's niece
Giovanni Grasso
Giovanni Grasso
Mascoli
Olinto Cristina
Olinto Cristina
Sacchi
Agostino Salvietti
Agostino Salvietti
Fegarotta
Raniero De Cenzo
Raniero De Cenzo
Rapisarda
Carlo Sposito
Carlo Sposito
Riccardo, the Baron's son
Giuseppe Nicolosi
Giuseppe Nicolosi
Cascarà
Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi
Il Ministro
Ermanno Randi
Ermanno Randi
Turi
Rosetta Calavetta
Rosetta Calavetta
Elena (voice)
Paolo Monelli
Paolo Monelli
Sandro Ruffini
Sandro Ruffini
Narrator, Italian original version
Bruno Di Stefani
Bruno Di Stefani
Vittorio Di Stefani
Vittorio Di Stefani

Crews

Luigi Zampa
Luigi Zampa
Director
Vitaliano Brancati
Vitaliano Brancati
Screenplay
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Eraldo Da Roma
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Vitaliano Brancati
Vitaliano Brancati
Novel
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Adaptation
Vitaliano Brancati
Vitaliano Brancati
Adaptation
Franco Evangelisti
Franco Evangelisti
Co-Writer
Enrico Fulchignoni
Enrico Fulchignoni
Co-Writer
Francesco De Feo
Francesco De Feo
First Assistant Director
Ivo Battelli
Ivo Battelli
Production Design
Euclide Santoli
Euclide Santoli
Makeup Artist
Gianni Solitro
Gianni Solitro
Production Supervisor
Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini
Second Assistant Director
Carlo Montuori
Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography
Mario Montuori
Mario Montuori
Camera Operator
Mario Amari
Mario Amari
Sound
Franco Casavola
Franco Casavola
Original Music Composer
Ugo Giacomozzi
Ugo Giacomozzi
Conductor
Folco Laudati
Folco Laudati
Production Manager
Domenico Fazzari
Domenico Fazzari
Production Coordinator

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