St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972)
Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Giulio Manieri holds on to his political ideals while struggling against madness in the loneliness of his prison cell.
Directors:
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani.
Writer:
Paolo Taviani
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Giulio Brogi as Giulio Manieri |
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Renato Cestiè as |
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Vito Cipolla as |
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Daniele Dublino as The Prison Guard |
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Stefano Guerrieri as |
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Virginia Ciuffini as Virginia |
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Renato Scarpa as Battistrada |
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Lorenzo Piani as |
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Marcello Di Martire as |
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Vittorio Fanfoni as |
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Giuseppe Scarcella as |
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Sergio Serafini as |
| Directing | Paolo Taviani | Director |
| Directing | Vittorio Taviani | Director |
| Writing | Paolo Taviani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leo Tolstoy | Novel |
| Writing | Vittorio Taviani | Writer |
| Camera | Mario Masini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roberto Perpignani | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lina Nerli Taviani | Costume Design |
| Art | Gianni Sbarra | Production Design |
| Sound | Benedetto Ghiglia | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfonso Gola | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Gito Battistrada | Production Manager |
| Directing | Renzo Micheletti | Assistant Director |
| Production | Giuliani G. De Negri | Producer |
| Sound | Nino Renda | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Roberto Aristarco | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Antonio Nardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Maurizio Zampagni | Assistant Camera |