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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Umberto SpadaroAldo Piscitello
Ave NinchiRosina Piscitello
Massimo GirottiGiovanni Piscitello
Delia ScalaElena Piscitello
Ernesto AlmiranteIl nonnino
Aldo SilvaniIl farmacista
Milly VitaleMaria, the pharmacist's niece
Giovanni GrassoMascoli
Olinto CristinaSacchi
Agostino SalviettiFegarottaExplore the crew
- Director
- Luigi Zampa
- Director of Photography
- Carlo Montuori
- Original Music Composer
- Franco Casavola
- Screenplay
- Vitaliano Brancati
- Screenplay
- Sergio Amidei
- Editor
- Eraldo Da Roma