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Difficult Years

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Difficult Years

1948-12-28
  • Drama
1 hour 50 minutes

Aldo 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.

Luigi ZampaDirector
Vitaliano BrancatiNovel
Vitaliano BrancatiScreenplay
Sergio AmideiScreenplay

Top Billed Cast

Umberto Spadaro

Umberto Spadaro

Aldo Piscitello

Ave Ninchi

Ave Ninchi

Rosina Piscitello

Enzo Biliotti

Enzo Biliotti

Il podestà

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Giovanni Piscitello

Delia Scala

Delia Scala

Elena Piscitello

Ernesto Almirante

Ernesto Almirante

Il nonnino

Aldo Silvani

Aldo Silvani

Il farmacista

Miro Zonda

Il federale

Milly Vitale

Milly Vitale

Maria, the pharmacist's niece

Giovanni Grasso

Giovanni Grasso

Mascoli

Olinto Cristina

Olinto Cristina

Sacchi

Agostino Salvietti

Agostino Salvietti

Fegarotta

Raniero De Cenzo

Rapisarda

Carlo Sposito

Riccardo, the Baron's son

Giuseppe Nicolosi

Cascarà

Loris Gizzi

Loris Gizzi

Il Ministro

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