The Felling of the Forest
1963 · 56 min
Drama
★ 6.8In the forested slopes surrounding the rural Tuscan village of Tirli, a group of lumberjacks work long hours felling trees in the hopes of making an ample profit. Amongst them, a recently widowed father struggles to overcome the pain of his wife’s death, whilst juggling the fresh financial pressures of raising two motherless children.
Crew
- Director Vittorio Cottafavi
- Screenplay Giuseppe Lazzari
- Screenplay Marcello Fondato
- Writer Carlo Cassola
- Director of Photography Eugenio Thellung
Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Guglielmo
- D
Domenico Bartoletti
Fiore
- G
Giovanni Bartoletti
Francesco
- G
Gildo Toninelli
Germano
- C
Cortese Signori
Amedeo
- B
Benvenuto Belli
Il "carbonaio"
- V
Vittorio Gori
"Un pistoiese"
- L
Lisetta Sordi
Zia Lina
- M
Maris Olivi
Caterina
- R
Rosalba Toninelli
Irma
- F
Francesca Francini
Adriana
- F
Fulgido Ramazzotti
Il fattorino
Crew
- Director — Vittorio Cottafavi
- Screenplay — Giuseppe Lazzari
- Screenplay — Marcello Fondato
- Writer — Carlo Cassola
- Director of Photography — Eugenio Thellung
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