Fontamara
Sep 12, 1980 · 2h 19m
Director
Carlo LizzaniOverview
Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are swindled by a lawyer and afterwards they are invited by an antifascist to a restaurant where they are arrested by the police because of some subversive papers they had.
Cast of Fontamara
Michele PlacidoBerardo Viola
Antonella MurgiaElvira
Ida Di BenedettoMaria Rosa
Imma PiroMaria Grazia
Antonio OrlandoAntonio
Deddi Savagnone
Liliana Gerace
Marcello Monti- Dino Sarti
- Ciccio Busacca
Enzo Monteduro- Lino Coletta
Franco Javarone
Marina ConfaloneRecchiuta
Armando Bandini
Franco Ferri
Costantino Carrozza- Marija Tocinoski
Nelide Giammarco
Crew of Fontamara
Carlo LizzaniDirector, Screenplay- Lucio De CaroScreenplay
- Ignazio SiloneNovel
- Edmondo RicciExecutive Producer
- Roberto De SimoneOriginal Music Composer
- Mario VulpianiDirector of Photography
Franco FraticelliEditor- Luigi ScaccianoceProduction Design
- Luciano CalossoCostume Design
- Paolo BiagettiSet Decoration
- Romeo BuccheriSound
Giuseppe MatteiMaster at Arms- Enzo NigroProduction Manager
- Piero LazzariLine Producer
- Vittorio FornasieroUnit Manager
- Massimiliano SambucoAssistant Camera
- Romano ManciniGaffer
- Sebastiano ScuttiBoom Operator
- Mario BagnatoAssistant Camera
- Rinaldo RicciFirst Assistant Director
About Fontamara
What is Fontamara about?
Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a great city. When Maria Grazia is raped by the fascists, Berardo and Antonio decide to leave Fontamara and go to Rome. Here they are…
When was Fontamara released?
Fontamara was released on September 12, 1980.
How long is Fontamara?
Fontamara runs 2 hours 19 minutes (139 minutes).
Who directed Fontamara?
Fontamara was directed by Carlo Lizzani.
Who is in the cast of Fontamara?
The cast of Fontamara includes Michele Placido (Berardo Viola), Antonella Murgia (Elvira), Ida Di Benedetto (Maria Rosa), Imma Piro (Maria Grazia) and Antonio Orlando (Antonio).