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Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, brothers Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After many adventures and near-disasters, they end up in Hollywood, designing sets for D.W. Griffith, and marry beautiful actresses. However, tragedy strikes with the arrival of World War I, which finds the brothers fighting on opposite sides...
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Paolo TavianiDirector
- Paolo TavianiWriter
- Vittorio TavianiWriter
- Vittorio TavianiDirector
- Tonino GuerraScreenplay
Cast
- Vincent SpanoNicola Bonnano
- Joaquim de AlmeidaAndrea Bonnano
- Greta ScacchiEdna Bonnano
- Désirée NosbuschMabel Bonnano
- Omero AntonuttiBonanno aka Babbo
- Bérangère BonvoisinMrs. Griffith
- David BrandonGrass, Griffith's Production Manager
- Brian FreilinoThompson, Griffith's Assistant
- Margarita LozanoThe Venetian
- Massimo VenturielloDuccio Bonnano
- Andrea ProdanIrish Cameraman
- Charles DanceD.W. Griffith