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21/09/1978 Drama 3h 7m
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When the family of man was still—a family.

Overview

On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.

  1. Ermanno Olmi

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Luigi Ornaghi

    Batistì

  2. Francesca Moriggi

    Batistina

  3. Omar Brignoli

    Minec

  4. Antonio Ferrari

    Tuni

  5. Teresa Brescianini

    Widow Runk

  6. Giuseppe Brignoli

    Anselmo

  7. Carlo Rota

    Peppino

  8. Pasqualina Brolis

    Teresina

  9. Massimo Fratus

    Pierino

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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