Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades

2007 1h 42m IT

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Genoa, Italy, 24th of January 1979. Red Brigades' member Roberto Dura is waiting with two other comrades for trade unionist leader and factory worker Guido Rossa to leave his home to go to work. Three months earlier, Rossa had denounced a work colleague, Francesco Berardi, because he was distributing Red Brigade flyers inside the factory. Berardi was arrested and, after a fast tracked trial, was convicted to four and a half years. ....

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Cast

Massimo Ghini
Guido Rossa
Anna Galiena
Silvia Rossa
Gianmarco Tognazzi
Roberto-Riccardo Dura
Corrado Invernizzi
Operaio
Andrea Bruschi
Operaio Bartolini
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Elsa Morante
Mattia Sbragia
Mario Moretti
Ivan Castiglione
Operaio Napoli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giuseppe Ferrara
Writers: Giuseppe Ferrara, Daniele Aliprandi, Giuseppe Ferrara
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara, shot by Riccardo Gambacciani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Adriano Tagliavia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Massimo Ghini and Anna Galiena and Gianmarco Tognazzi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0481278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Giuseppe Ferrara directs. Riccardo Gambacciani behind the camera. Pino Donaggio scores. Adriano Tagliavia cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara, shot by Riccardo Gambacciani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Adriano Tagliavia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Massimo Ghini and Anna Galiena and Gianmarco Tognazzi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0481278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.