Difficult Years
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1948-12-28 | 110 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Umberto SpadaroAldo Piscitello
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Ave NinchiRosina Piscitello
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Enzo BiliottiIl podestà
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Massimo GirottiGiovanni Piscitello
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Delia ScalaElena Piscitello
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Ernesto AlmiranteIl nonnino
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Aldo SilvaniIl farmacista
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Milly VitaleMaria, the pharmacist's niece
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Giovanni GrassoMascoli
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Olinto CristinaSacchi
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Agostino SalviettiFegarotta
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Carlo SpositoRiccardo, the Baron's son
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Loris GizziIl Ministro
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Ermanno RandiTuri
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Rosetta CalavettaElena (voice)
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Sandro RuffiniNarrator, Italian original version
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