Difficult Years (1948)
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.
- Released
- 1948-12-28
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Luigi Zampa, Sergio Amidei, Vitaliano Brancati
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 26 votes
Cast
- Umberto Spadaro as Aldo Piscitello
- Ave Ninchi as Rosina Piscitello
- Enzo Biliotti as Il podestà
- Massimo Girotti as Giovanni Piscitello
- Delia Scala as Elena Piscitello
- Ernesto Almirante as Il nonnino
- Aldo Silvani as Il farmacista
- Miro Zonda as Il federale
- Milly Vitale as Maria, the pharmacist's niece
- Giovanni Grasso as Mascoli
- Olinto Cristina as Sacchi
- Agostino Salvietti as Fegarotta