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Accattone

  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 57m
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7.7/10
9.4K
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Accattone (1961)
Drama
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
9.4K
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    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini(story)
    • Sergio Citti(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Franco Citti
    • Franca Pasut
    • Silvana Corsini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini(story)
    • Sergio Citti(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Franco Citti
    • Franca Pasut
    • Silvana Corsini
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Franco Citti in Accattone (1961)
    Mario Cipriani, Franco Citti, and Roberto Scaringella in Accattone (1961)
    Roberto Scaringella in Accattone (1961)
    Mario Cipriani in Accattone (1961)
    Franco Citti in Accattone (1961)
    Franco Citti in Accattone (1961)
    Franca Pasut in Accattone (1961)
    Renato Capogna in Accattone (1961)
    Franco Citti in Accattone (1961)
    Franco Citti in Accattone (1961)
    Franco Citti and Silvio Citti in Accattone (1961)
    Franca Pasut in Accattone (1961)

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    Franco Citti
    Franco Citti
    • Accattone
    Franca Pasut
    Franca Pasut
    • Stella
    Silvana Corsini
    Silvana Corsini
    • Maddalena
    Paola Guidi
    • Ascenza
    Adriana Asti
    Adriana Asti
    • Amore
    Luciano Conti
    Luciano Conti
    • Il Moicano
    Luciano Gonini
    Luciano Gonini
    • Piede d'oro
    Renato Capogna
    Renato Capogna
    • Il Capogna
    Alfredo Leggi
    Alfredo Leggi
    • Pupo Biondo
    Galeazzo Riccardi
    • Il Cipolla
    Leonardo Muraglia
    • Mommoletto
    Giuseppe Ristagno
    • Peppe il folle
    Roberto Giovannoni
    • Il Tedesco
    Mario Cipriani
    Mario Cipriani
    • Balilla
    Roberto Scaringella
    Roberto Scaringella
    • Cartagine
    Silvio Citti
    Silvio Citti
    • Sabino
    Giovanni Orgitano
    Giovanni Orgitano
    • Lo Scucchia
    Piero Morgia
    Piero Morgia
    • Pio
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini(story) (screenplay)
      • Sergio Citti(additional dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      This was Bernardo Bertolucci's first work in movies. He was an assistant director.
    • Quotes

      The German: The police are coming! Act nonchalant.

    • Alternate versions
      The VHS and DVD versions produced by Water Bearer Films are listed as running 116 minutes, suggesting that this print is four minutes shorter than the original release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Red Italy (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      St Matthew Passion
      Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

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    9/10
    Accattone: a story of the Roman lumpenproletariat
    Just to start with, Accattone was not filmed in Naples but in Rome. Someone might have brought to that understanding by some Neapolitans gangsters that appear at some point in the movie As for the "ruins" that scatter the landscape, they are mostly buildings that will soon replace the barracks such as the one in which Accattone lives, or the Acquedotto Felice, an ancient Roman aqueduct that runs close to Prenestina and Casilina, two Roman suburbs, that you can see in Mamma Roma as well. Franco Citti, the character of Accattone, perfectly embodies the roman lumpenproletariat of the time: idle, fatalistic and desperate. Pasolini met Franco's brother Sergio, a plasterer, hanging around Cinecittà in 1951. He introduced him to his brother Franco that became Pasolini's dialectical adviser for Accattone, Mamma Roma and his book "Ragazzi di vita"; his "living vocabulary" as he called him. Indeed, Pasolini interests for dialects and slangs (Roman is not really a dialect anymore but a slang) was not disappointed. The dialogues between the characters are full of fantasy: rude and in some way reminiscent of their peasant past. A must see if you're interested in Neorealism and in the "ways of the underworld lumpenproletariat". Someone connected this movie with Bunuel's "Los Olvidados". I definitely agree.
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    • crlsimon
    • Dec 17, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 4, 1968 (United States)
      • Italy
      • Italian
      • Latin
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    • Filming locations
      • Ponte Testaccio, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Arco Film
      • Cino del Duca
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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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