Difficult Years

Name: Difficult Years
Director: Luigi Zampa
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948-12-28
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Umberto Spadaro, Ave Ninchi, Enzo Biliotti, Massimo Girotti, Delia Scala

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1948

1h 50m

Drama

Director: Luigi Zampa

Writers: Sergio Amidei, Vitaliano Brancati

Overview

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.