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Il brigante

  • 1961
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
69
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Il brigante (1961)
Drama

In 1940s Calabria a man unjustly accused of murder flees to the countryside and becomes an agrarian revolutionary and a bandit.A little boy grows up admiring him.In 1940s Calabria a man unjustly accused of murder flees to the countryside and becomes an agrarian revolutionary and a bandit.A little boy grows up admiring him.In 1940s Calabria a man unjustly accused of murder flees to the countryside and becomes an agrarian revolutionary and a bandit.A little boy grows up admiring him.

  • Director
    • Renato Castellani
  • Writers
    • Giuseppe Berto
    • Renato Castellani
  • Stars
    • Francesco Seminario
    • Adelmo Di Fraia
    • Mario Ierardi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    69
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    • Director
      • Renato Castellani
    • Writers
      • Giuseppe Berto
      • Renato Castellani
    • Stars
      • Francesco Seminario
      • Adelmo Di Fraia
      • Mario Ierardi
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Francesco Seminario
    • Nino Stigliano
    Adelmo Di Fraia
    • Michele Rende
    Mario Ierardi
    • Partaro
    • (as Mario Ierard)
    Serena Vergano
    Serena Vergano
    • Miliella sorella di Nino
    Anna Filippini
    • Giulia Ricadi
    Giovanni Basile
    • appuntato Fimiani
    Renato Terra
    Renato Terra
    • Carmelo
    Fortuna Pollastra
    Filomena Scandale
    Francesco Mascario
    • Bovone
    Salvatore Moscianese
    • don Francedco Tomea
    Elena Sestito
    • madre di Nlno
    Angela Sirianni
    • nonna di Nino
    • Director
      • Renato Castellani
    • Writers
      • Giuseppe Berto
      • Renato Castellani
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      American actress Jeanne Crain was initially set to co-star.

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    Bandit revolutionary.

    This film is set in the rural southern province of Calabria during the 1940s, like the novel of Giuseppe Berto on which it was based. It is about a man who is unjustly accused of murder and flees to the countryside to become a bandit and an agrarian revolutionary. There are several choral-style scenes in which peasants occupy farmlands and they bear a resemblance to what Bertolucci would do in his epic "Novecento" or "1900." It is also about the boy who idolizes the brigand and becomes a man in the process. A powerful tale of insanity and violence, "Il brigante" is one of Renato Castellani's finest works. Adelmo Di Fraia is the brigand; Francesco Seminario his young admirer. The movie won the International Critics' Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1961. Nino Rota's haunting musical score bears some resemblance to the one he did for "The Godfather" eleven years later and is widely known among soundtrack recording fans.
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    • Jul 30, 2001
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1963 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Osvetnik
    • Production companies
      • Cineriz
      • Rizzoli Film
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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