Dec 19, 1961
118 min
Full-HD

A Difficult Life (1961)

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

Italy

Companies

DDL Cinematografica

Alberto Sordi

Silvio Magnozzi

Lea Massari

Elena Pavinato

Franco Fabrizi

Franco Simonini

Lina Volonghi

Amalia Pavinato

Claudio Gora

le commandeur Bracci

Antonio Centa

Carlo, l'ami d'Elena

Loredana Cappelletti

Giovanna, l'amie d'Elena

Borante Domizlaff

Le soldat allemand tué par Elena avec un fer à repasser

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