The Organizer
“A RARE MOTION PICTURE... BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE!”
In the late 19th century, a former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a textile factory in Turin, Italy.
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Cast
30 people
Marcello Mastroianni
Professor Sinigaglia
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Renato Salvatori
Raoul
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Gabriella Giorgelli
Adele
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Bernard Blier
Martinetti
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Raffaella Carrà
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François Périer
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Vittorio Sanipoli
Baudet
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Mario Pisu
Manager
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Juliet of the Spirits
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Kenneth Kove
Luigi
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Edda Ferronao
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Mario Monicelli Director · Agenore Incrocci Screenplay Furio Scarpelli Screenplay
First release October 25, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy, Serbia, Serbia · Production Avala film, Vides Cinematografica
Production
Lux Film
Production
Avala film
Production
Vides Cinematografica
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Méditerrannée Cinéma Production
Production
France · Italy · Serbia · Serbia
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Languages
Original title
I compagni
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 25, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
November 19, 1965 · Theatrical
Romania
February 23, 1965 · Theatrical
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