Difficult Years
Difficult Years

Difficult Years

The GENIUS that went into making "To Live in Peace", "Open City", "Paisan", and "Death of a Salesman" has been combined to give you...

7.7110 min
Drama

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 12/28/1948

Runtime: 110 min

Director: Luigi Zampa

Top 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

Milly Vitale

Milly Vitale

Maria, the pharmacist's niece

Giovanni Grasso

Giovanni Grasso

Mascoli

Olinto Cristina

Olinto Cristina

Sacchi

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