The Difficult Years (1948)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
"The Difficult Years" is another uncompromising neorealist exercise by Italian filmmaker Luigi Zampa. The title refers to the years that Italy spent under the thumb of fascism. It is Zampa's thesis that the majority of Italian citizens preferred to ignore Mussolini's trampling of human rights and his ever-increasing megalomania, so long as they were left in peace. Umberto Spadaro stars as Aldo Piscitello, an utterly apolitical government clerk who joins the Fascist Party to maintain his job security and keep his wife happy. After the war, the hapless Aldo is accused of being a fanatical follower of fascism. Though innocent of this charge, he is certainly guilty of not speaking up when it would have done the most good. - Actors:
- Massimo Girotti, Umberto Spadaro, Ave Ninchi, Enzo Biliotti, Delia Scala, Ernesto Almirante, Aldo Silvani, Miro Zonda, Milly Vitale, Giovanni Grasso, Olinto Cristina, Agostino Salvietti, Rainero De Cenzo, Carlo Sposito, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Loris Gizzi, Ermanno Randi, Natale Cirino, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini
- Directors:
- Luigi Zampa
- Producers:
- Folco Laudati
- Voiced By:
- Sandro Ruffini
- Narrated By:
- Sandro Ruffini
- Writers:
- Vitaliano Brancati, Sergio Amidei, Franco Evangelisti, Enrico Fulchignoni, Arthur Miller
- Aka:
- Anni Difficili
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Italy
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