Under the Olive Tree (1950)
Overview
A young shepherd returns home after the Second World War having been held in a prisoner of war camp. He finds that the local landowner has stolen his sheep and his girlfriend. When he also assaults and murders his sister, the shepherd takes revenge.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.371 |
Directed By
Giuseppe De Santis
Crew
Giuseppe De Santis
Gianni Puccini
Carlo Lizzani
Gianni Puccini
Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Goffredo Petrassi
Pasqualino De Santis
Elirio Invernizzi
Libero De Libero
Roberto Moretti
Gianni Puccini
Marco Scarpelli
Gina Guglielmotti
Basilio Franchina
Antonio Pedrotti
Idelmo Simonelli
Leopoldo Savona
Giovanni Rossi
Carlo Egidi
Vittorio Musy Glori
Venanzio Biraschi
Piero Portalupi
Domenico Forges Davanzati
Anna Gobbi
Gabriele Varriale
Libero Politi
TOP CAST
Raf Vallone
Francesco Dominici
Lucia Bosè
Lucia Silvestri
Folco Lulli
Agostino Bonfiglio
Maria Grazia Francia
Maria Grazia Dominici
Dante Maggio
Salvatore Capuano
Michele Riccardini
Il maresciallo
Vincenzo Talarico
L'avvocato difensore di Francesco
Pietro Tordi
L'avvocato Gaetano Bertarelli
Angelina Chiusano
La madre di Agostino
Giuseppe De Santis
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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