Drama · Italy · 1962 · 1h 32m

A Man for Burning

Un uomo da bruciare

Director

Vittorio Taviani Valentino Orsini Paolo Taviani

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté as Salvatore Didi Perego as Barbara Spiros Focás as Jachino Lidia Alfonsi as Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi) Marina Malfatti as Wilma Vittorio Duse as Bastiano

Crew

Lionello Massobrio — Editor Valentino Orsini — Writer Vittorio Taviani — Writer Paolo Taviani — Writer Giuliani G. De Negri — Producer Henryk Chroscicki — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Vittorio Taviani Director Valentino Orsini Director Paolo Taviani Director Lionello Massobrio Editor Valentino Orsini Writer Vittorio Taviani Writer Paolo Taviani Writer Giuliani G. De Negri Producer Henryk Chroscicki Producer Alfonso Sansone Producer Piero Poletto Production Design

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