Synopsis
The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his father’s repeated jailings for anarchistic activism. Struggling with life in 19th-century Italy, Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Mauro BologniniDirector
- Luigi BazzoniScreenplay
- Mauro BologniniScreenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay
- Ugo PirroScreenplay
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Massimo RanieriMetello Salani
- Ottavia PiccoloErsilia
- Frank WolffBetto
- Tina AumontIdina
- Lucia BosèViola
- Pino ColizziRenzoli
- Mariano RigilloOlindo Tinai
- Luigi DibertiLippi
- Manuela AndreiAdele Salani
- Corrado GaipaBadolati
- Adolfo GeriDel Bueno
- Claudio BiavaMoretti
Stills
Themes
italyworking class