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Writers:
Pier Paolo Pasolini (story)
Pier Paolo Pasolini (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 April 1968 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. See more »
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
The Lost Pasolini Interview
 (From MUBI. 17 January 2012, 6:05 AM, PST)
10 of the best films set in Rome
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 13 July 2011, 2:41 AM, PDT)
World of Skin
 (From CultureCatch. 19 April 2011, 5:12 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Papa Roma See more (17 total) »

Cast

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Franco Citti ... Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi
Franca Pasut ... Stella
Silvana Corsini ... Maddalena
Paola Guidi ... Ascenza
Adriana Asti ... Amore
Luciano Conti ... Il Moicano
Luciano Gonini ... Piede D'Oro
Renato Capogna ... Renato
Alfredo Leggi ... Papo Hirmedo
Galeazzo Riccardi ... Cipolla
Leonardo Muraglia ... Mammoletto
Giuseppe Ristagno ... Peppe
Roberto Giovannoni ... The German
Mario Cipriani ... Balilla
Roberto Scaringella ... Cartagine
Silvio Citti ... Sabino
Giovanni Orgitano ... Scucchia
Piero Morgia ... Pio
Umberto Bevilacqua ... Salvatore
Franco Bevilacqua ... Franco
Amerigo Bevilacqua ... Amerigo
Sergio Fioravanti ... Gennarino
Adele Cambria ... Nannina
Adriano Mazzelli ... Amore's client
Mario Castiglione ... Mario
Dino Frondi ... Dino
Tommaso Nuovo ... Tommaso
Romolo Orazi ... Father-in-law
Massimo Cacciafeste ... Brother-in-law
Francesco Orazi
Mario Guerani ... Il commissario
Stefano D'Arrigo ... Il giudice istruttore
Enrico Fioravanti ... Agente
Nino Russo ... Agente (as Enrico Russo)
Edgardo Siroli ... Farlocchio
Renato Terra ... Farlocchio
Emanuele Di Bari ... Sor Pietro
Franco Marucci ... Accattone's Friend
Carlo Sardoni ... Accattone's Friend
Adriana Moneta ... Margheritona
Polidor ... Becchino
Danilo Alleva ... Iaio
Sergio Citti ... Waiter
Elsa Morante ... A prisoner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabriele Baldini ... Intellectual (uncredited)
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Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini 
 
Writing credits
Pier Paolo Pasolini (story)

Pier Paolo Pasolini (screenplay)

Sergio Citti (additional dialogue)

Produced by
Alfredo Bini .... producer
Cino Del Duca .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli 
 
Film Editing by
Nino Baragli 
 
Production Design by
Flavio Mogherini 
 
Set Decoration by
Gino Lazzari 
 
Production Management
Marcello Bollero .... production manager
Eliseo Boschi .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leopoldo Savona .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Manlio Magara .... boom operator
Luigi Puri .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Delli Colli .... camera operator
Gioacchino Sofia .... assistant camera
 
Music Department
Carlo Rustichelli .... musical director
 
Other crew
Bernardo Bertolucci .... production assistant
Lina D'Amico .... script supervisor
Herman G. Weinberg .... re-release English subtitles
Isabel Mulá .... intern (uncredited)
Monica Vitti .... voice dubbing: Paola Guidi (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Accattone!" - USA
"The Scrounger" - USA (informal English title)
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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Spain:13 | Italy:VM18 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | UK:X (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Pigneto, Rome, Lazio, ItalySee more »
Company:
Arco FilmSee more »

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Trivia:
This was Bernardo Bertolucci's first work in movies. He was an assistant director.See more »
Quotes:
Cartagine:Work! That's blasphemy!See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Come si fa a non amare Pier Paolo Pasolini - Appunti per un film sull'immondezza (2005)See more »

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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Papa Roma, 12 October 2008
Author: dbdumonteil

First movie by PPP,it displays the influence of Neo-realism with its depictions of rooms where adults and brats cram into,its pimps and its hookers,its gangs roaming on wasteland.The hero is a loser whose fate is sealed as soon as his "protégée" is jailed .His longing for purity is very intense,in spite of his "mean" job ,and the meeting with Stella (=star)which apparently should lead him to redemption actually causes his downfall:hence the intriguing scene of the burial (a premonitory dream?or day dream?),the only supernatural sequence in the whole movie :this scenes show Luis Bunuel's influence in the cemetery where the doors are locked and the undertaker digging a hole in the black earth.

Working behind the scenes ,the hypocrite bourgeoisie exploits the poverty of the people ."Teorema" in 1968 can be seen as Pasolini's revenge.

"Accatone" can be looked upon,with hindsight,as a (good) blueprint for "Mamma Roma" ,the young hero of which almost dies like a crucified Christ.But ,chiefly "Mamma Roma" features La Magnani,whose talent combined with that,burgeoning,of the director,produced a masterpiece.

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