The Great Ambition
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Secretary of the most influential Communist Party in the Western world, Enrico Berlinguer challenged the international balance by seeking to bring the Communists to government in Italy and achieve socialism in a democratic country. From 1973, when he escaped an attack by the Bulgarian secret services, to the assassination of his main ally Aldo Moro in 1978, not forgetting his trips to Moscow and the covers of Time: the story of a man who wanted to change the world, but failed.
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Cast
26 people
Elio Germano
Enrico Berlinguer
Known for
Rose Island
Leopardi
Paolo Pierobon
Giulio Andreotti
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Roberto Citran
Aldo Moro
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Stefano Abbati
Umberto Terracini
Known for
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Francesco Acquaroli
Pietro Ingrao
Known for
Fargo
Dogman
Paolo Calabresi
Ugo Pecchioli
Known for
Baby
Boris
Pierluigi Corallo
Antonio Tatò
Known for
Before Monday
The Big Dream
Nikola Danchev
Leonid Brežnev
Also in
The Dragon
Svetoslav Dobrev
Todor Živkov
Also in
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
The Rage
Luca Lazzareschi
Alessandro Natta
Known for
Out of My League
Battlefield
Lucio Patané
Gianni Cervetti
Known for
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Andrea Pennacchi
Luciano Barca
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Andrea Segre Director · Marco Pettenello Screenplay iosonouncane Composer
Worldwide gross $3.7M · First release October 16, 2024 · Produced in Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,731,867
Production
Jolefilm
Production
Vivo Film
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
MiC
Production
Tarantula
Production
Agitprop
Production
Regione Lazio
Production
Shelter Prod
Production
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique
Production
Wallimage
Production
Bulgarian National Film Center
Production
Italy · Belgium · Bulgaria
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Berlinguer: La grande ambizione
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian · Italian · Russian
Release dates
Italy · October 16, 2024
Premiere · Festa del Cinema di Roma
Italy · October 31, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
September 19, 2025 · Premiere · ST. ALi Italian Film Festival
Austria
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
China
April 18, 2025 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
France
October 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · Italian Screens
Indonesia
June 17, 2025 · Premiere · Europe On Screen
Spain
August 1, 2025 · Theatrical
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