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Rocco and His Brothers THE BBC 100

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on BBC Two England

Drama starring
Alain Delon
Renato Salvatori
Annie Girardot
AiargeunruiyTamiiyrromtne impoverished south arrives in Milan. As Rosaria struggles to enforce traditional values, her second son Simone, a promising boxer, slides into bad company and crime. When his discarded girlfriend, a prostitute, takes up with the selfless Rocco, the scene is set fortragedy. Visconti's sprawling melodrama is seen through the eyes of the brothers caught in a vicious circle of poverty and violence in a hostile city. Showing in widescreen format. In Italian with English subtitles.
Director Luchino Visconti (1960) B¡W. * FILM REVIEWS pages 63-70

Contributors

Unknown:
Alain Delon
Unknown:
Renato Salvatori
Unknown:
Annie Girardot
Director:
Luchino Visconti
Rocco:
Alain Delon
Simone:
Renato Salvatori
Nadia:
Annie Girardot
Rosaria:
Katina Paxinou
Ginetta:
Claudia Cardinale
Morini:
Roger Hanin
Boxingtrainer:
Paolo Stoppa
Luisa:
Suzy Delair
Ciro:
Max Cartier
Luca:
Rocco Vidolazzi
Vincenzo:
Spiros Focas
Source: Radio Times

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