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Cast

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

Crew

Luigi Zampa

Luigi Zampa

Director

Enrico Fulchignoni

Enrico Fulchignoni

Co-Writer

Vitaliano Brancati

Vitaliano Brancati

Adaptation

Sergio Amidei

Sergio Amidei

Adaptation

Franco Evangelisti

Franco Evangelisti

Co-Writer

Vitaliano Brancati

Vitaliano Brancati

Novel

Ivo Battelli

Ivo Battelli

Production Design

Domenico Fazzari

Domenico Fazzari

Production Coordinator

Gianni Solitro

Gianni Solitro

Production Supervisor

Mario Amari

Mario Amari

Sound

Francesco De Feo

Francesco De Feo

First Assistant Director

Euclide Santoli

Euclide Santoli

Makeup Artist

Mauro Bolognini

Mauro Bolognini

Second Assistant Director

Franco Casavola

Franco Casavola

Original Music Composer

Mario Montuori

Mario Montuori

Camera Operator

Ugo Giacomozzi

Ugo Giacomozzi

Conductor

Carlo Montuori

Carlo Montuori

Director of Photography

Folco Laudati

Folco Laudati

Production Manager

Sergio Amidei

Sergio Amidei

Screenplay

Vitaliano Brancati

Vitaliano Brancati

Screenplay

Eraldo Da Roma

Eraldo Da Roma

Editor

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Difficult Years

19487.7 / 10110 min
Drama

Overview

The GENIUS that went into making "To Live in Peace", "Open City", "Paisan", and "Death of a Salesman" has been combined to give you...

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.