A Difficult Life
8.0
Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
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Cast
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Alberto Sordi
Silvio Magnozzi
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
I Vitelloni
Lea Massari
Elena Pavinato
Known for
L'Avventura
Murmur of the Heart
Franco Fabrizi
Franco Simonini
Known for
I Vitelloni
The Little Bather
Lina Volonghi
Amalia Pavinato
Known for
The Sunday Woman
The Seventh Target
Claudio Gora
le commandeur Bracci
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Danger: Diabolik
Antonio Centa
Carlo, l'ami d'Elena
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Loredana Cappelletti
Giovanna, l'amie d'Elena
Also in
Totòtruffa '62
Smog
Borante Domizlaff
Le soldat allemand tué par Elena avec un fer à repasser
Also in
Everybody Go Home!
Alessandro Blasetti
Self
Also in
The Four Truths
Silvana Mangano
Self
Known for
Theorem
Dune
Vittorio Gassman
Self
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Mino Doro
Known for
La Dolce Vita
8½
Dino Risi Director · Rodolfo Sonego Screenplay Carlo Savina Composer
First release December 19, 1961 · Produced in Italy · Languages German, Italian
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Italy
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Original title
Una vita difficile
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 19, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 22, 1976 · Theatrical
July 2, 2007 · Physical · DVD
June 22, 2021 · Theatrical · Reprise
Russia
June 10, 1963 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 28, 1962 · Theatrical
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