Difficult Years
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“The GENIUS that went into making "To Live in Peace", "Open City", "Paisan", and "Death of a Salesman" has been combined to give you...”
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.
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Cast
22 people
Umberto Spadaro
Aldo Piscitello
Known for
Don Camillo's Last Round
Seduced and Abandoned
Ave Ninchi
Rosina Piscitello
Known for
Purple Noon
Cops and Robbers
Enzo Biliotti
Il podestà
Known for
Totò Looking for a House
Massimo Girotti
Giovanni Piscitello
Known for
Theorem
Obsession
Delia Scala
Elena Piscitello
Known for
Gentlemen Are Born
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Ernesto Almirante
Il nonnino
Known for
The White Sheik
Cops and Robbers
Aldo Silvani
Il farmacista
Known for
La Strada
Nights of Cabiria
Miro Zonda
Il federale
No other roles listed
Milly Vitale
Maria, the pharmacist's niece
Known for
Hannibal
War and Peace
Giovanni Grasso
Mascoli
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The Queen's Lover
Welcome Reverend!
Olinto Cristina
Sacchi
Known for
The Children Are Watching Us
Agostino Salvietti
Fegarotta
Known for
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The Gold of Naples
Luigi Zampa Director · Sergio Amidei Screenplay Vitaliano Brancati Screenplay
United States release August 21, 1950 · Produced in Italy · Production bruguglio films
Production
Briguglio Film
Production
bruguglio films
Production
Italy
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Anni difficili
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 1948
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · December 28, 1948
Theatrical
United States · August 21, 1950
Theatrical
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