Italy / Dec 20, 1969 / Asiago
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After World War II an Italian soldier returns to his hometown near the Alps and, unable to find a job, hooks up with a crotchety hermit who scavenges buried shells and bombs for scrap metal.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
TV MovieDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | I recuperanti |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Palumbo Produzioni, RAI |
| Release date | 5 novembre 1972 |
| Production | Gaspare Palumbo |
| Writer | Mario Rigoni Stern, Tullio Kezich, Ermanno Olmi |
| Editing | Ermanno Olmi |
| Cinematography | Ermanno Olmi, Loris Bellero, Taddeo Bontempelli |
| Assistant directors | Maria Teresa Manara, Ermanno Olmi |
| Lighting | Angelo Trevisan |
| Camera operators | Loris Bellero, Taddeo Bontempelli, Ermanno Olmi |
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| Additional photography | Loris Bellero, Taddeo Bontempelli, Ermanno Olmi |
| Music | Gianni Ferrio, Alberto Bartolomei |
| Sound | Alberto Bartolomei, Gianni Ferrio |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 20, 1970 / New York Film Festival
Czechia / Apr 05, 2005 / Febio Film Festival
Theatrical release
Spain / Nov 05, 1972
Italy / Jan 30, 1975 / Theatrical Release
France / Jan 07, 1981
TV
Italy / Mar 29, 1970
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