Italy / Aug 29, 1962 / Venice Film Festival
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Un uomo da bruciare |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ager Cinematografica, Sancro Film, Alfa Cinematografica, Moira Film |
| Release date | 26 ottobre 1962 |
| Production | Giuliani G. De Negri, Henryk Chroscicki, Alfonso Sansone, Lionello Massobrio |
| Writer | Valentino Orsini, Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani |
| Editing | Lionello Massobrio, Carlo Marini |
| Cinematography | Antonio Secchi, Beniamino Curcio, Luigi Kuveiller, Alfredo Palmieri, Domenico Paolercio |
| Assistant directors | Gianpaolo Serra, Franco Brogi Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Valentino Orsini, Paolo Taviani, Rosalia Raffio |
| Camera operators | Luigi Kuveiller, Beniamino Curcio, Alfredo Palmieri, Domenico Paolercio |
| Additional photography | Beniamino Curcio, Luigi Kuveiller, Alfredo Palmieri, Domenico Paolercio |
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| Production design | Piero Poletto |
| Art direction | Piero Poletto |
| Set decoration | Piero Poletto |
| Music | Gianfranco Intra, Giuseppe Mangione, Fausto Ancillai |
| Sound | Giuseppe Mangione, Gianfranco Intra, Fausto Ancillai |
| Costume design | Andrea Riva, Antonio Mura |
| Makeup | Andrea Riva, Antonio Mura |
| Hairstyling | Andrea Riva, Antonio Mura |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Italy / Oct 26, 1962 / Milan
Spain / Jul 16, 1969 / Madrid
Uruguay / Oct 04, 1982 / Cinemateca Uruguaya
Theatrical release
Hungary / Jul 02, 1964
France / Jun 02, 1967
Germany / Nov 28, 1973
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