
Difficult Years
Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.
Top Billed Cast

Umberto Spadaro
Aldo Piscitello

Ave Ninchi
Rosina Piscitello

Enzo Biliotti
Il podestÃ

Massimo Girotti
Giovanni Piscitello

Delia Scala
Elena Piscitello
Featured Crew

Luigi Zampa
Director
Vitaliano Brancati
Novel
Sergio Amidei
Adaptation
Vitaliano Brancati
Adaptation
Franco Evangelisti
Co-Writer
Enrico Fulchignoni
Co-Writer
Francesco De Feo
First Assistant Director
Ivo Battelli
Production Design
Euclide Santoli
Makeup Artist
Gianni Solitro
Production Supervisor

Mauro Bolognini
Second Assistant Director

Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography