Struggling with life in 18th-century Italy, young Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...
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| Massimo Ranieri | ... |
Metello Salani
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| Ottavia Piccolo | ... |
Ersilia
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| Frank Wolff | ... |
Betto
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| Tina Aumont | ... |
Idina
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| Lucia Bosè | ... |
Viola
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Pino Colizzi | ... |
Renzoli
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| Mariano Rigillo | ... |
Olindo Tinai
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| Luigi Diberti | ... |
Lippi
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Manuela Andrei | ... |
Adele Salani
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Corrado Gaipa | ... |
Badolati
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Adolfo Geri | ... |
Del Bueno
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Claudio Biava | ... |
Moretti
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Franco Balducci | ... |
Chellini
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Steffen Zacharias | ... |
Pallesi
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Sergio Ciulli |
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Compagnia Stabile del Teatro Comunale di Firenze | ... |
Ballet Dancers (uncredited)
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Luigi Antonio Guerra | ... |
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| Gabriele Lavia | ... |
A prisoner (uncredited)
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| Renzo Montagnani | ... |
Poldo Salani (uncredited)
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| Piero Morgia | ... |
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| Gino Pernice | ... |
Idina's Husband (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mauro Bolognini | ||
Written by
| Luigi Bazzoni | ... | () |
| Mauro Bolognini | ... | () |
| Suso Cecchi D'Amico | ... | () |
| Ugo Pirro | ... | () |
| Vasco Pratolini | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Gianni Hecht Lucari | ... | producer |
| Fausto Saraceni | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Ennio Morricone | ||
Cinematography by
| Ennio Guarnieri | ||
Editing by
| Nino Baragli | ||
Editorial Department
| Andrea Gargano | ... | restoration/color grading |
Production Design by
| Guido Josia | ||
| Pier Luigi Samaritani | ||
Set Decoration by
| Roberto Granieri | ||
Costume Design by
| Pier Luigi Samaritani | ||
Makeup Department
| Maria Teresa Corridoni | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Renato Jaboni | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Umberto Angelucci | ... | assistant director |
| Mauro Cappelloni | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Italo Cameracanna | ... | foley artist / sound effects editor |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Piero Tosi | ... | costume supervisor |
Music Department
| Bruno Nicolai | ... | conductor |
| Alessandro Alessandroni | ... | choir master (uncredited) |
| Guido Cenciarelli | ... | musical assistance (uncredited) |
| Sergio Marcotulli | ... | music engineer (uncredited) / music mixer (uncredited) |
| Ennio Morricone | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Ferdinando Tromby | ... | musical assistance (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Rodolfo Baldini | ... | voice dubbing: Massimo Ranieri (uncredited) |
| Maria Pia Di Meo | ... | voice dubbing: Tina Aumont (uncredited) |
| Rita Savagnone | ... | voice dubbing: Lucia Bosé (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Compass Film (1970) (World-wide)
- Exclusivos Triunfo (1975) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Films sans Frontières (2015) (World-wide)
- Faso Film (2019) (World-wide)
- Herald Film Company (1971) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2017) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2017) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Metello struggles to escape from the poverty that led to the premature death of his parents, and that is the lot of the working class in northern Italy during the second half of the 19th century. Metello fights his way out from his condition through hard work, a determined will to resist oppression inherited from his father, but also by taking advantage of his good looks when dealing with women. Metello progressively assumes an important role in the organization of an emerging workers movement, and attempts to conciliate his risky political activities with his private life.
Written by Eduardo Casais |
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