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The Big Dream ()

Il grande sogno (original title)
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Italian Revolution, 1968. Police officer Nicolas, wants to become an actor. He goes out in plain clothes and meets Laura who is among the students who are against the government and the Vietnam War and who seek sexual freedom. One day, his... See more »

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Nicola
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Laura
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Libero
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Domenico
Alessandra Acciai ...
Francesca
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Isabella
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Rosa
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Giulio (as Marco Brenno)
Marco Iermanò ...
Andrea
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Colonnello carabinieri
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Maddalena
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicola Acunzo
Viviana Altieri
Gigi Angelillo
Luca Avagliano
Andrea Baracco
Maria Francesca Benedetti
Pino Bruno
Davide Cavuti
Simone Ciampi
Chiara Cimmino ...
Assistant Professor
Pierluigi Corallo
Dario D'Agata
Erika D'Ambrosio
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(as a different name)
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(as Dario Loris Fabiani)
Celeste Frillici
Giovanni Galati
Romano Ghini
Dario Iubatti
Nino Maini
Luca Mascolo
Margherita Massicci
Gian Franco Mazzoni ...
(as Gianfranco Mazzoni)
Giulia Michelini
Federica Miniati
Ludovica Modugno ...
(as Ludovica Moduaono)
Daniele Nisi ...
Waiter in Trastevere
Enrico Papa
Roberto Pappalardo
Donato Placido
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Andrea
Virginia Placido
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Magda
Filippo Prosperi
Sara Putignano
Francesco Reda
Andrea Ricciardi ...
Prete Operaio
Luca Romani
Maria Laura Rondanini
Anna Teresa Rossini ...
(as Cicci Rossini)
Michele Russo
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Lecturer
Luca Sannino ...
(as Luca Carello Sannino)
Eleonora Santoro
Alessandro Scaretti
Maria Scorza
Stefania Simonato
Tomaso Sinatra
Silvia Siravo
Leontine Snell
Nicola Sorrenti
Monique Stephan
Valentina Taddei
Marco Trebian
Jessica Ugatti
Carlo Zanotti ...
Allievo dell'Accademia

Directed by

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Michele Placido

Written by

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Doriana Leondeff ... (writer)
 
Angelo Pasquini ... (writer)
 
Michele Placido ... (writer)

Produced by

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Claudia Antonucci ... executive producer
Camilla Nesbitt ... producer
Pietro Valsecchi ... producer

Music by

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Nicola Piovani

Cinematography by

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Arnaldo Catinari

Editing by

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Consuelo Catucci

Editorial Department

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Andrea Baracca ... colorist
Paolo Verrucci ... digital intermediate colorist
Gianni Vezzosi ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Federico Giorgio Ridolfi

Production Design by

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Francesco Frigeri

Costume Design by

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Claudio Cordaro

Makeup Department

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Uberta Colangeli ... assistant makeup artist
Michelle Dallas ... assistant makeup artist: Los Angeles
Alessandro Durante ... hair stylist
Maria Federico ... hair stylist
Giammarco Gaeta ... additional hair stylist
Francesca Latella ... assistant hair stylist
Federico Meniconi ... makeup artist
Mauro Meniconi ... makeup supervisor
Yoko Nobushi ... key makeup artist: Los Angeles
Francesco Pegoretti ... hair designer
Francesco Scaramella ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Arturo Capparelli ... unit production manager
Giovanni Cassinelli ... executive in charge of production
Ignazio Giovacchini ... assistant production manager
Umberto D. Javarone ... unit production manager
Cory Johnson ... production supervisor: Los Angeles
Luciano Lucchi ... production manager
Attilio Moro ... production manager
Stefano Porru ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Federico Giorgio Ridolfi ... assistant director

Art Department

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Patrizia Alfonsi ... assistant property master
Roberto Benetti ... stand-by props
Francesco Fonda ... assistant production designer
Alfonso Fortunati ... painter
Giampaolo Monticelli ... assistant stand-by props

Sound Department

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Jacopo Anzellotti ... sound effects editor
Luca Anzellotti ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Massimo Anzellotti ... foley artist
Fabio Cerretti ... sound editor
Andrea Colaiacomo ... sound utility/additional boom op
Francesco Cucinelli ... re-recording mixer
Bruno Pupparo ... sound

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Diego Arciero ... digital compositor
Andrea Baracca ... digital artist
Pierfrancesco Fiorenza ... visual effects producer
Mauro Maccari ... visual effects compositor / visual effects supervisor
Raffaele Nappi ... visual effects compositor
Gianluca Salerno ... visual effects compositor
Elisa Tiziani ... visual effects compositor

Stunts

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Cristian Campagna ... stunts
Emanuel Comanducci ... stunts
Giampiero Comanducci ... stunts
Christian Dell'Acqua ... stunts
Darix Folco ... stunts
Diego Guerra ... stunts
Alberto Martello ... stunt performer
Devis Mocci ... stunts
Gianluca Petrazzi ... stunt coordinator
Fabio Pilato ... stunts
Marta Pinna ... stunts
Emanuele Romano ... stunts
Giorgio Savino ... stunts
Giuliano Stuppini ... stunts
David Zamperla ... stunts
Mirko Zamperla ... stunt coordinator / stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mauro Belli ... electrician
Marcello Bernardi ... video assist operator
Fabio Capozzi ... gaffer
Daniele Carbonaro ... grip
Claudio Cofrancesco ... camera operator
Alessio Di Fazio ... grip
Eric Dvorsky ... first assistant camera: aerial unit
Arturo Elizondo ... assistant chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
Livio Fagioni ... additional assistant camera
Fabio Fumelli ... grip
Bruno Fundarò ... loader
Sascia Ippoliti ... camera operator: "d" camera
Luciano Mastropietro ... key grip
Juri Molinaroli ... assistant camera
Dennis Noyes ... second assistant camera: U.S.
Stefano Paradiso ... camera operator
Riccardo Ricci ... grip

Casting Department

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Andrea Coppola ... casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Fabio Angelotti ... assistant costume designer
Ana Carvalho ... assistant costume designer
Giada Tricomi ... assistant costume designer
Alessandra Trippetta ... costume assistant
Davide Zarcone ... Daily costume assistant

Location Management

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Riccardo Baldini ... location manager: Los Angeles
Andrea Coppola ... location manager
Sabina Tornatore ... location manager: salento

Music Department

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Antonello Navarra ... music producer
Giovanni Piccardi ... music assistant
Leonardo Svidercoschi ... music assistant
Paola Vanoni ... music production assistant
Fabio Venturi ... score mixer
Aidan Zammit ... musician: keyboards

Transportation Department

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Mario Sangiovanni ... driver

Additional Crew

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Olivia Alighiero ... press: PuntoeVirgola
Margherita Di Paola ... production coordinator: Los Angeles Unit
Narbeh Nazarian ... key production assistant
Salvatore Ricciardi ... title designer: main titles
Marco Ruggieri ... conformation
Marco Santoro ... production assistant
Flavia Schiavi ... press: PuntoeVirgola
Claudio Triomfera ... press: Medusa
Maria Teresa Ugolini ... press: Medusa
Lorenzo Vandini ... production assistant
Marco Ferreri ... crowd marshall (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Italian Revolution, 1968. Police officer Nicolas, wants to become an actor. He goes out in plain clothes and meets Laura who is among the students who are against the government and the Vietnam War and who seek sexual freedom. One day, his identity gets exposed and she leaves him. Written by Pusan International Film Festival

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Also Known As
  • Cari compagni (Italy)
  • Le rêve italien (France)
  • The Big Dream (World-wide, English title)
  • The Big Dream (United States)
  • The Big Dream (United Kingdom)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Budget EUR10,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia It was one of the five Italian films pre-selected as the Best Foreign Film submission for the 82nd Academy Awards, along with Baaria (2009), Fort Apache Napoli (2009), We Can Do That (2008) and Vincere (2009). See more »

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