The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
377 audience votes
Key crew
- Pier Paolo PasoliniDirector
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Pier Paolo PasoliniScreenplay
Cast
- TotòTotò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo
- Ninetto DavoliNinetto Innocenti / Frate Ninetto
- Femi BenussiLuna
- Umberto BevilacquaIncensurato
- Renato CapognaMascalzone
- Alfredo LeggiMascalzone
- Renato MontalbanoSan Francesco
- Flaminia SicilianoMascalzone
- Lena Lin SolaroUrganda
- Giovanni TaralloIl Contadino Affamato
- Vittorio VittoriCiro Lococo
- Nello AppodiaParty Guest (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
rome, italymythologysatirecrowhawk