Difficult Years
1948 · 110 min
Drama
★ 7.8Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.
Crew
- Director Luigi Zampa
- Screenplay Sergio Amidei
- Screenplay Vitaliano Brancati
- Director of Photography Carlo Montuori
Cast
Umberto Spadaro
Aldo Piscitello
Ave Ninchi
Rosina Piscitello
- E
Enzo Biliotti
Il podestà
Massimo Girotti
Giovanni Piscitello
Delia Scala
Elena Piscitello
Ernesto Almirante
Il nonnino
Aldo Silvani
Il farmacista
- M
Miro Zonda
Il federale
Milly Vitale
Maria, the pharmacist's niece
Giovanni Grasso
Mascoli
Olinto Cristina
Sacchi
Agostino Salvietti
Fegarotta
Crew
- Director — Luigi Zampa
- Screenplay — Sergio Amidei
- Screenplay — Vitaliano Brancati
- Director of Photography — Carlo Montuori
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