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Un uomo da bruciare (1962)

Not Rated | | Drama | 2 July 1964 (Hungary)
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Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The ... See full summary »

Directors:

Valentino Orsini, Paolo Taviani | 1 more credit »

Writers:

Valentino Orsini (story and screenplay), Paolo Taviani (story and screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Gian Maria Volontè, Didi Perego, Spiros Focás | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gian Maria Volontè ... Salvatore
Didi Perego Didi Perego ... Barbara
Spiros Focás Spiros Focás ... Jachino (as Spyros Focas)
Lidia Alfonsi Lidia Alfonsi ... Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi)
Marina Malfatti ... Wilma
Vittorio Duse ... Bastiano
Alessandro Sperli Alessandro Sperli ... Carmelo (as Alessandro Sperlì)
Marcella Rovena Marcella Rovena ... Madre di Francesca
Giulio Girola Giulio Girola ... Medico
Gianpaolo Serra Gianpaolo Serra
Alfonso D'Errico Alfonso D'Errico
Carmen Villani Carmen Villani ... Cantante
Turi Ferro ... Don Vincenzo
Ignazio Roberto Daidone Ignazio Roberto Daidone
Franco Facciolo Franco Facciolo
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Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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mafia | sicily | sicilian | mafia boss | italy | See All (5) »

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

2 July 1964 (Hungary) See more »

Also Known As:

A Man for Burning See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ager Cinematografica,Sancro Film,Alfa Cinematografica See more »
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Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Young Gian Maria Volontè
13 May 2018 | by Tarsitius – See all my reviews

A watchable black-and-white film, which impresses rather by some scenes with violence and portrayals of Sicilian landscape and villages and workman's life in a surface quarry than by the story of the chief character.

The political/social backgrund was harder to grasp.

I got also enchanted by the film score and music shows with the nice, refined Italian music of the 60's.

Most cineast will have learned to know brilliant Volonté in one of the Spaghetti Westerns, but here, he appears very young. For fans of him, so, too.
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