Italy / Sep 09, 2009 / Venice Film Festival
1h 41min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.
Main cast
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| Gianfranco Mazzoni | |
| Giulia Michelini | |
| Ludovica Modugno | |
| Daniele Monterosi | |
| Enrico Papa | |
| Roberto Pappalardo | |
| Donato Placido | |
| Sara Putignano | |
| Andrea Ricciardi | Prete Operaio |
| Maria Laura Rondanini | |
| Michele Russo | |
| Tatti Sanguineti | Professor |
| Luca Sannino | |
| Silvia Siravo | |
| Leontine Snell | |
| Nicola Sorrenti | |
| Ottavia Piccolo | Adult Laura (uncredited) |
| Emanuela Postacchini | Magda (uncredited) |
| Michele Placido | Adult Andrea (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistoryRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il grande sogno |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Taodue Film, Babe Film, Medusa Film |
| Release date | 11 novembre 2009 |
| Production | Luciano Lucchi, Pietro Valsecchi, Camilla Nesbitt |
| Writer | Doriana Leondeff, Angelo Pasquini, Michele Placido |
| Casting | Federico Giorgio Ridolfi |
| Editing | Consuelo Catucci, Pasquale Cuzzupoli |
| Cinematography | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Assistant directors | Federico Giorgio Ridolfi, Angelo Vicari, Beniamino Casagrande, Michele Placido |
| Camera operators | Arnaldo Catinari |
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| Additional photography | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Production design | Francesco Frigeri |
| Art direction | Francesco Frigeri |
| Set decoration | Francesco Frigeri |
| Stunts | Emanuele Romano |
| Music | Nicola Piovani, Bruno Pupparo, Francesco Cucinelli, Giorgia |
| Sound | Bruno Pupparo, Nicola Piovani, Francesco Cucinelli, Giorgia |
| Costume design | Claudio Cordaro |
| Makeup | Claudio Cordaro |
| Hairstyling | Claudio Cordaro |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Nov 11, 2009 / T
United States / Dec 12, 2009
France / Mar 10, 2010
Russia / Apr 22, 2010
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