Difficult Years
The GENIUS that went into making "To Live in Peace", "Open City", "Paisan", and "Death of a Salesman" has been combined to give you...
110 mins
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.
Vitaliano Brancati
Novel
Sergio Amidei
Adaptation
Franco Evangelisti
Co-Writer
Enrico Fulchignoni
Co-Writer
Vitaliano Brancati
Adaptation
Francesco De Feo
First Assistant Director
Gianni Solitro
Production Supervisor
Franco Casavola
Original Music Composer
Ugo Giacomozzi
Conductor
Mario Montuori
Camera Operator
Mario Amari
Sound
Ivo Battelli
Production Design
Folco Laudati
Production Manager
Domenico Fazzari
Production Coordinator
Euclide Santoli
Makeup Artist
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Vitaliano Brancati
Screenplay