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Rocco and His Brothers ()

Rocco e i suoi fratelli (original title)
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Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 10 wins & 8 nominations.
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Rocco Parondi
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Simone Parondi
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Nadia
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Rosaria Parondi
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Ciro's Fiancee
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Vincenzo Parondi (as Spiros Focas)
Max Cartier ...
Ciro Parondi
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Ivo
Rocco Vidolazzi ...
Luca Parondi
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Laundry Worker
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Laundry Worker
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Boxer
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Nino Rossi
Rosario Borelli ...
Un biscazziere
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Boxing match spectator
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Morini
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Cerri
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Luisa
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Ginetta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerome Adjer ...
Black boxeur (uncredited)
Orlando Baralla ...
Croupier (uncredited)
Luigi Basagaluppi ...
(uncredited)
Sauveur Chioca ...
(uncredited)
Bruno Fortilli ...
(uncredited)
Biagio Gambini ...
Boxing Coach (uncredited)
Becker Masoero ...
Nadia's Mother (uncredited)
Rocco Mazzola ...
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Felice Musazzi ...
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Eduardo Passarelli ...
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Emilio Rinaldi ...
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Gino Seretti ...
(uncredited)

Directed by

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Luchino Visconti

Written by

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Luchino Visconti ... (story) &
Suso Cecchi D'Amico ... (story) &
Vasco Pratolini ... (story)
 
Suso Cecchi D'Amico ... (screenplay and dialogue) &
Pasquale Festa Campanile ... (screenplay and dialogue) &
Massimo Franciosa ... (screenplay and dialogue) &
Enrico Medioli ... (screenplay and dialogue) &
Luchino Visconti ... (screenplay and dialogue)
 
Giovanni Testori ... (inspired by episodes in the novel "Il ponte della Ghisolfa")

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Goffredo Lombardo ... producer
Edmond Ténoudji ... co-producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Nino Rota

Cinematography by

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Giuseppe Rotunno

Editing by

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Mario Serandrei

Production Design by

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Mario Garbuglia

Costume Design by

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Piero Tosi

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Giuseppe Banchelli ... makeup artist
Vasco Reggiani ... hair stylist
Vittorio Biseo ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Gaetano Capogrosso ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Leandro Marini ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Giuseppe Bordogni ... production manager
Luigi Ceccarelli ... production supervisor
Anna Davini ... production supervisor

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Jerzy Macc ... assistant director (as Jerry Macc)
Lucio Orlandini ... assistant to the director
Rinaldo Ricci ... assistant director

Art Department

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Ferdinando Giovannoni ... assistant art director
Pasquale Romano ... assistant set decorator

Sound Department

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Giovanni Rossi ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Nino Cristiani ... camera operator
Franco Delli Colli ... camera operator
Silvano Ippoliti ... camera operator
Osvaldo Massimi ... assistant camera
Paul Ronald ... still photographer
Vladimiro Salvatori ... grip
Enrico Fontana ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Roberto Gengarelli ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bice Brichetto ... assistant costume designer

Music Department

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Franco Ferrara ... conductor
Elio Mauro ... singer

Script and Continuity Department

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Albino Cocco ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Romolo Germano ... production secretary
Mario Licari ... production secretary
Laura Adani ... voice dubbing: Suzy Delair (uncredited)
Gianni Bonagura ... voice dubbing: Roger Hanin (uncredited)
Alida Cappellini ... voice dubbing: Rocco Vidolazzi (uncredited)
Riccardo Cucciolla ... voice dubbing: Renato Salvatori (uncredited)
Valentina Fortunato ... voice dubbing: Annie Girardot (uncredited)
Cesarina Gheraldi ... voice dubbing: Katina Paxinou (uncredited)
Mario Maldesi ... dubbing director (uncredited)
Fulvia Mammi ... voice dubbing: Alessandra Panaro (uncredited)
Achille Millo ... voice dubbing: Alain Delon (uncredited)
Luisella Visconti ... voice dubbing: Claudia Cardinale (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Widow Rosaria moves to Milano from Lucania with four of her sons, one of whom is Rocco; the eldest son, Vincenzo, already lives in Milano. In the beginning, the family has a lot of problems, but everyone manages to find something to do. Simone is boxing, Rocco works in a dry cleaner's, and Ciro studies. Simone meets Nadia, a prostitute, and they have a stormy affair. Then after finishing his military service, Rocco begins a relationship with Nadia. A bitter feud explodes between the brothers--will it lead to murder? Written by Kornel Osvart

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Taglines DARING in its realism. STUNNING in its impact. BREATHTAKING in its scope. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rocco et ses frères (France)
  • Rocco and His Brothers (Canada, English title)
  • Rocco and His Brothers (United States)
  • Rocco and His Brothers (World-wide, English title)
  • Rocco and His Brothers (United Kingdom)
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Runtime
  • 179 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Francis Ford Coppola was such a big fan of this film that he hired its composer, Nino Rota, to score his 1972 masterwork, The Godfather (1972). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Taxi Driver (1976). See more »
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Quotes Nadia: What can I do?
Rocco Parondi: Have faith and have no fear. Great faith.
Nadia: Faith in what?
Rocco Parondi: I don't know - in everything.
Nadia: In you?
Rocco Parondi: Yes. In me too.
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