Difficult Years
(1948)

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Released: 1948-12-28

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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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Umberto Spadaro

as Aldo Piscitello

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Ave Ninchi

as Rosina Piscitello

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Enzo Biliotti

as Il podestà

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Massimo Girotti

as Giovanni Piscitello

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Delia Scala

as Elena Piscitello

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Aldo Silvani

as Il farmacista

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Miro Zonda

as Il federale

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Milly Vitale

as Maria, the pharmacist's niece

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Carlo Sposito

as Riccardo, the Baron's son

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Loris Gizzi

as Il Ministro

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Sandro Ruffini

as Narrator, Italian original version

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Ivo Battelli

Production Design

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Domenico Fazzari

Production Coordinator

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Gianni Solitro

Production Supervisor

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Francesco De Feo

First Assistant Director

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Euclide Santoli

Makeup Artist

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Mauro Bolognini

Second Assistant Director

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Franco Casavola

Original Music Composer

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Carlo Montuori

Director of Photography

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Folco Laudati

Production Manager

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