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  • Anni difficili (1948)
  • 113 min | Drama, War
Anni difficili (1948)
113 min | Drama, War

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 ...See moreAldo 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. Written by Jim Beaver See less
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Director
Writers
Vitaliano Brancati (novel "Il vecchio con gli stivali") (screenplay) | Sergio Amidei (screenplay) | Franco Evangelisti (collaboration) | Enrico Fulchignoni (collaboration)
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Updated Sep 3, 1948

Release date
Aug 21, 1950 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Umberto Spadaro
Aldo Piscitello Aldo Piscitello   See fewer
Ave Ninchi
Rosina Piscitello Rosina Piscitello   See fewer
Enzo Biliotti
Il podestà Il podestà   See fewer
Massimo Girotti
Giovanni Piscitello Giovanni Piscitello   See fewer
Delia Scala
Elena Piscitello (as Odette Bedogni) Elena Piscitello (as Odette Bedogni)   See fewer
Ernesto Almirante
Il noninno Il noninno   See fewer
Bruno Di Stefano
Nenè Piscitello (as Fratelli Di Stefano) Nenè Piscitello (as Fratelli Di Stefano)   See fewer
Aldo Silvani
Il farmacista Il farmacista   See fewer
Miro Zonda
Il federale Il federale   See fewer
Giovanni Grasso
L'avvocato Mascali L'avvocato Mascali   See fewer
Agostino Salvietti
Fegarotta Fegarotta   See fewer
Rainero De Cenzo
Il dottor Rapisarda Il dottor Rapisarda   See fewer
Carlo Sposito
Riccardo (as Carletto Sposito) Riccardo (as Carletto Sposito)   See fewer
Giuseppe Nicolosi
Cascarà Cascarà   See fewer
Loris Gizzi
Il ministro Il ministro   See fewer
Natale Cirino
Sebastiano Caputo (uncredited) Sebastiano Caputo (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Sé stesso (archive footage) (uncredited) Sé stesso (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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