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The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Name: The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Director: Elio Petri
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Mariangela Melato, Salvo Randone, Gino Pernice, Luigi Diberti

After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.

1971 · Directed by Elio Petri · 113 min · Drama · 8 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri
Cinematography: Luigi Kuveiller
Edited by: Ruggero Mastroianni
Music: Ennio Morricone
Production design: Dante Ferretti

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté as Lulù Massa
Mariangela Melato as Lidia
Salvo Randone as Militina
Gino Pernice as Sindacalista
Luigi Diberti as Bassi
Mietta Albertini as Adalgisa
Donato Castellaneta as Marx
Adriano Amidei Migliano as Tecnico
Guerrino Crivello as Cronometrista
Ezio Marano as Capo Operai

Production

Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Studios: Euro International Films
Themes: working class, labor strike, labor union, social awareness, social allegory, working class people

More by Elio Petri

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion — 1970
One Way or Another — 1976
The 10th Victim — 1965

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