Difficult Years (1948)
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.
Director:
Luigi Zampa
Writers:
Sergio Amidei, Vitaliano Brancati.
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Umberto Spadaro as Aldo Piscitello |
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Ave Ninchi as Rosina Piscitello |
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Enzo Biliotti as Il podestà |
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Massimo Girotti as Giovanni Piscitello |
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Delia Scala as Elena Piscitello |
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Ernesto Almirante as Il nonnino |
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Aldo Silvani as Il farmacista |
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Miro Zonda as Il federale |
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Milly Vitale as Maria, the pharmacist's niece |
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Giovanni Grasso as Mascoli |
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Olinto Cristina as Sacchi |
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Agostino Salvietti as Fegarotta |
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Raniero De Cenzo as Rapisarda |
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Carlo Sposito as Riccardo, the Baron's son |
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Giuseppe Nicolosi as Cascarà |
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Loris Gizzi as Il Ministro |
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Ermanno Randi as Turi |
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Rosetta Calavetta as Elena (voice) |
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Paolo Monelli as |
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Sandro Ruffini as Narrator, Italian original version |
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Bruno Di Stefani as |
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Vittorio Di Stefani as |
| Directing | Luigi Zampa | Director |
| Writing | Enrico Fulchignoni | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Vitaliano Brancati | Adaptation |
| Writing | Sergio Amidei | Adaptation |
| Writing | Franco Evangelisti | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Vitaliano Brancati | Novel |
| Art | Ivo Battelli | Production Design |
| Production | Domenico Fazzari | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Gianni Solitro | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Mario Amari | Sound |
| Directing | Francesco De Feo | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Euclide Santoli | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Mauro Bolognini | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Franco Casavola | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mario Montuori | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ugo Giacomozzi | Conductor |
| Camera | Carlo Montuori | Director of Photography |
| Production | Folco Laudati | Production Manager |
| Writing | Sergio Amidei | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vitaliano Brancati | Screenplay |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
