We the Living (1942)
Noi vivi (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 34min
- Adventure, Drama
- 1942 (Italy)
- Movie
The time is the Russian Revolution. The place is a country burdened with fear - the midnight knock at the door, the bread hidden against famine, the haunted eyes of the fleeing, the grublike fat of the appeasers and oppressors. In a bitter...
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Cast
| Fosco Giachetti | ... |
Andrei Taganov
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| Alida Valli | ... |
Kira Argounova
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| Rossano Brazzi | ... |
Leo Kovalenski
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| Giovanni Grasso | ... |
Stephan Tishenko
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Emilio Cigoli | ... |
Pavel Sjerov
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| Annibale Betrone | ... |
Vassili Dunaev
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Elvira Betrone | ... |
Maria Petrovna Dunaev
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Sennuccio Benelli | ... |
Saska
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Gioia Collei | ... |
La piccola Acia Dunaev
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Bianca Doria | ... |
Irina Dunaev
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Cesarina Gheraldi | ... |
La compagna Sonja
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Silvia Manto | ... |
Mariska
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Claudia Marti | ... |
Lidia Augounova
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Evelina Paoli | ... |
Galina Petrovna Argounova
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Lamberto Picasso | ... |
GPU Captain
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Mario Pisu | ... |
Viktor Dunaev
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Gina Sammarco | ... |
Tonja
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Guglielmo Sinaz | ... |
Morozov
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Gero Zambuto | ... |
Alexej Argounov
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Alfredo Anghinelli | ... |
Il commissario degli alloggi (uncredited)
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Giulio Battiferri | ... |
Member of the Epuration Commission (uncredited)
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Clelia Bernacchi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pia De Doses | ... |
(uncredited)
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Paolo Ferrara | ... |
L'addetto ai posti in sanatorio (uncredited)
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Pina Gallini | ... |
Member of the Epuration Commission (uncredited)
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Leo Garavaglia | ... |
Il tisiologo (uncredited)
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Walter Lazzaro | ... |
Uno studente (uncredited)
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Cesare Polacco | ... |
Member of the Epuration Commission (uncredited)
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Fernando Simbolotti | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Raf Vallone | ... |
Un marinaio (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Goffredo Alessandrini | ||
Written by
| Ayn Rand | ... | (novel "We the Living") |
| Corrado Alvaro | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Orio Vergani | ... | (adaptation) |
| Anton Giulio Majano | ... | (screenplay) |
| Goffredo Alessandrini | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Oreste Biancoli | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Anton Giulio Majano | ... | () |
| Ayn Rand | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Erika Holzer | ... | associate producer |
| Henry Mark Holzer | ... | associate producer |
| Duncan Scott | ... | producer |
Music by
| Renzo Rossellini | ||
Cinematography by
| Giuseppe Caracciolo | ||
Editing by
| Eraldo Da Roma | ||
| Duncan Scott | ||
Editorial Department
| Erika Holzer | ... | editing advisor |
| Henry Mark Holzer | ... | editing advisor |
| Ayn Rand | ... | supervising editor |
Production Design by
| Giorgio Abkhasi | ||
| Andrea Belobodoroff | ||
Costume Design by
| Rosi Gori | ||
Production Management
| Franco Magli | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Giorgio Cristallini | ... | assistant director |
| Anton Giulio Majano | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Amleto Bonetti | ... | construction coordinator |
Sound Department
| Piero Cavazzuti | ... | sound engineer / sound |
| Tullo Parmegiani | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Leone Bioli | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Mario Besesti | ... | voice dubbing: Giovanni Grasso |
| Helen Milsted Eisenman | ... | subtitler: English |
| Giulio Panicali | ... | voice dubbing: Sennuccio Benelli |
| Giovanna Scotto | ... | voice dubbing: Evelina Paoli |
| Wanda Tettoni | ... | voice dubbing: Claudia Marti |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Duncan Scott Productions Inc.
- Angelika Films (1994) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Norstar Entertainment (Canada)
- Films sans Frontières (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Scalera Film (1942) (Italy) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The time is the Russian Revolution. The place is a country burdened with fear - the midnight knock at the door, the bread hidden against famine, the haunted eyes of the fleeing, the grublike fat of the appeasers and oppressors. In a bitter struggle of the individual against the collective, three people stand forth with the mark of the unconquered in their bearing: Kira, who wants to be a builder, and the two men who love her - Leo, an aristocrat, and Andrei, a Communist. In their tensely dramatic story, Ayn Rand shows what the theories of Communism mean in practice. We the Living is not a story of politics but of the men and women who have to struggle for existence behind the Red banners and slogans. It is a picture of what dictatorship - of any kind - does to human beings, what kind of men are able to survive, and which of them remain as the ultimate winners. What happens to the defiant ones? What happens to those who succumb? Who are the winners in this conflict? Against a vivid panorama of political revolution and personal revolt, Ayn Rand offers an answer that challenges the modern conscience. Written by The Publisher of "We the Living" |
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| Taglines | The 1942 Film Classic Starring Alida Valli, Rossano Brazzi, and Fosco Giachetti See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The films We the Living (1942) and Addio Kira! (1942) were produced in 1942 in Italy ("Addio Kira" is part two of the story that begins in "Noi Vivi"). The films were made without the authorization, input, involvement, or, in fact, knowledge, of Ayn Rand author of the underlying work, "We The Living". Because of the war and the fact that Rand was an American, the producers, Scalera Films, made no attempt to secure the underlying literary rights. After the war, Scalera attempted to get the underlying rights from Rand and was refused. Because of this "Noi Vivi" and "Addio Kira" were not and cannot be legally distributed. Many years later, the negatives of the two existing films were purchased by American filmmakers. Rand granted literary rights and authorized a new film version of "We The Living" to be created out the films on the condition that several significant changes were made. Most importantly, she wanted the story to be told in a single film. Because of this, "We The Living", released in 1986, is significantly different from the two unauthorized films. Several subplots of the story have been removed. Running time is now a full hour less than the total of the two films. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996). See more » |