Synopsis
In the late 19th century, a former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a textile factory in Turin, Italy.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
138 audience votes
Key crew
- Mario MonicelliDirector
- Agenore IncrocciScreenplay
- Furio ScarpelliScreenplay
- Mario MonicelliScreenplay
- Carlo RustichelliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniProfessor Sinigaglia
- Renato SalvatoriRaoul
- Gabriella GiorgelliAdele
- Folco LulliPautasso
- Bernard BlierMartinetti
- Raffaella CarràBianca
- François PérierMaestro Di Meo
- Vittorio SanipoliBaudet
- Mario PisuManager
- Kenneth KoveLuigi
- Annie GirardotNiobe
- Edda FerronaoMaria
Stills
Themes
factory workerfactorystrikemiseryindustrial unrestitalysolidaritypovertyturin italylabor organizerlabor strikelabor union