The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
L'albero degli zoccoli (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 3h 6min
- Drama, History
- 01 Jun 1979 (USA)
- Movie
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
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Awards:
- 18 wins & 1 nomination.
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Luigi Ornaghi | ... |
Batistì
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Francesca Moriggi | ... |
Batistina
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Omar Brignoli | ... |
Minec
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Antonio Ferrari | ... |
Tuni
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Teresa Brescianini | ... |
Widow Runk
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Giuseppe Brignoli | ... |
Anselmo
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Carlo Rota | ... |
Peppino
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Pasqualina Brolis | ... |
Teresina
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Massimo Fratus | ... |
Pierino
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Francesca Villa | ... |
Annetta
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Maria Grazia Caroli | ... |
Bettina
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Battista Trevaini | ... |
Il Finard
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Giuseppina Langalelli | ... |
La Moglie Finarda
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Lorenzo Pedroni | ... |
Il nonno Finard
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Felice Cervi | ... |
Uslì
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Pierangelo Bertoli | ... |
Secondo
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Brunella Migliaccio | ... |
Olga
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Giacomo Cavalleri | ... |
Brena
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Lorenza Frigeni | ... |
La moglie di Brena
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Lucia Pezzoli | ... |
Maddalena
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Franco Pilenga | ... |
Stefano
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Guglielmo Badoni | ... |
Father
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Laura Lecatelli | ... |
Mother
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Carmelo Silva | ... |
Don Carlo
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Mario Brignoli | ... |
Padrone
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Emilio Pedroni | ... |
Fattore
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Vittorio Capelli | ... |
Fritz
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Francesca Bassurini | ... |
Luca Maria
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Lina Ricci | ... |
Donna del Segno
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Directed by
| Ermanno Olmi | ||
Written by
| Ermanno Olmi | ... | (written by) |
Cinematography by
| Ermanno Olmi | ||
Editing by
| Ermanno Olmi | ||
Editorial Department
| Elma Rigoni | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Enrico Tovaglieri | ||
Set Decoration by
| Franco Gambarana | ||
Costume Design by
| Francesca Zucchelli | ||
Makeup Department
| Giuliana De Carli | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Alessandro Calosci | ... | general manager |
| Domenico Di Parigi | ... | production supervisor |
| Attilio Torricelli | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Rossella Guarama | ... | assistant production designer |
Sound Department
| Italo Cameracanna | ... | sound effects |
| Amedeo Casati | ... | sound engineer |
| Aldo Ciorba | ... | sound effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Antonio Calzavara | ... | chief electrician |
| Carlo Petriccioli | ... | camera operator |
| Giovanni Spinelli | ... | key grip |
| Enrico Visconti | ... | assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Valeria Mariani | ... | seamstress |
Music Department
| Fernando Germani | ... | musician: organ |
Script and Continuity Department
| Fiorella Lugli | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Enrico Leoni | ... | production secretary |
| Giulio Mandelli | ... | delegate: RAI |
| Archimede Orlando | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Italnoleggio Cinematografico (1978) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Hafbo (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Darelcine (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Curzon Film Distributors (1979) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (1979) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- France Eigasha (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sharmill Films (1979) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Fox Lorber Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Istituto Luce (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
- Koch Lorber Films (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Medusa Video (2011) (Italy) (DVD)
- Janus Films (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- NHK-BS2 (1997) (Japan) (tv)
- Syme Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- The Criterion Collection (2016) (Japan) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- trigon-film (2018) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2018) (Switzerland)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinecittà (sound)
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
- Fox Lorber (package design)
- Gruppo Produzione Cinema (executive production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Life on a farm in Italy at the end of the 19th century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever child, and they decide to send him to school instead of making him help them, although this represents a great sacrifice. The boy must get up very early and walk several miles to get to the school. One day the boy's shoes break while returning home, but they do not have money to buy another pair. What can they do?
Written by Michel Rudoy |
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| Taglines | Once in a generation, a work of art appears as if by magic, to move and inspire its audience. A work that returns to a exhausted humanity the possibility of simple grandeur. We invite you to visit a time and place when life was still a sacred matter. When the family of man was still - a family. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | All the actors were real peasants from the Bergamo province, in Italy. They had no acting experience at all. See more » |
| Goofs | When the children are making music with pots and pans, the 'instruments' of the little girl are switching from one hand to the other when the camera looks at her from the other side. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ich steh' mit einem Fuß im Grabe BWV, 156 See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Quite strangely, the names of the actors are listed as "last name first name", while the names of the rest of the crew are correctly listed as "first name last name". See more » |
| Quotes |
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Don Carlo: That boy should be going to school. Batistì: Yes but six kilometers to school and six kilometers back seems a lot. Don Carlo: He's young, he has strong legs. Batistì: Just when we're about to have another baby. He could have started helping me around the house. Don Carlo: He'll help you even more when he's older. Let providence provide for now. Batistì: I grew up without ever seeing the inside of a school. Don Carlo: That's not a good reason, and you know it. If God has given your boy a good mind, it's a sign he's expecting more of him. As the boy's father, it's your duty to do God's bidding. See more » |