Movie: Difficult Years

Top 10 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
Miro Zonda

Il federale

Milly Vitale
Milly Vitale

Maria, the pharmacist's niece

Giovanni Grasso
Giovanni Grasso

Mascoli

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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.

  • Release Date

    1948-12-28

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
  • Tagline

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

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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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