The Felling of the Forest (1963)
In the forested slopes surrounding the rural Tuscan village of Tirli, a group of lumberjacks work long hours felling trees in the hopes of making an ample profit. Amongst them, a recently widowed father struggles to overcome the pain of his wife’s death, whilst juggling the fresh financial pressures of raising two motherless children.
- Released
- 1963-09-18
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Giuseppe Lazzari, Marcello Fondato, Vittorio Cottafavi
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté as Guglielmo
- Domenico Bartoletti as Fiore
- Giovanni Bartoletti as Francesco
- Gildo Toninelli as Germano
- Cortese Signori as Amedeo
- Benvenuto Belli as Il "carbonaio"
- Vittorio Gori as "Un pistoiese"
- Lisetta Sordi as Zia Lina
- Maris Olivi as Caterina
- Rosalba Toninelli as Irma
- Francesca Francini as Adriana
- Fulgido Ramazzotti as Il fattorino