Difficult Years
23 reviews
Drama
1h 50m
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...
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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.
- DirectorLuigi Zampa
- Release28 December 1948
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 50m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate23 reviews
- Productions
Briguglio Film
Cast

Umberto Spadaro
Aldo Piscitello

Ave Ninchi
Rosina Piscitello

Enzo Biliotti
Il podestà

Massimo Girotti
Giovanni Piscitello

Delia Scala
Elena Piscitello

Ernesto Almirante
Il nonnino

Aldo Silvani
Il farmacista

Milly Vitale
Maria, the pharmacist's niece

Giovanni Grasso
Mascoli

Olinto Cristina
Sacchi

Agostino Salvietti
Fegarotta

Carlo Sposito
Riccardo, the Baron's son

Loris Gizzi
Il Ministro

Ermanno Randi
Turi

Rosetta Calavetta
Elena (voice)

Sandro Ruffini
Narrator, Italian original version
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