A Boy from Calabria (1987)

  • T
  • 09/11/1987 (IT)
  • Drama
  • 1h 48m

Overview

Set in 1960, the year of the Rome Olympics, a 13 year-old boy with aspirations to become an athlete befriends an ageing, disabled bus driver who understands his ambitions.

Luigi Comencini

Director, Screenplay

Francesca Comencini

Screenplay

Ugo Pirro

Screenplay

Demetrio Casile

Story

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté's headshot

Gian Maria Volonté

Felice
Diego Abatantuono's headshot

Diego Abatantuono

Nicola
Thérèse Liotard's headshot

Thérèse Liotard

Maria 'Mariuccia' Sileca
Santo Polimeno's headshot

Santo Polimeno

Mimi
Giada Desideri's headshot

Giada Desideri

Crisolinda
Enzo Ruoti's headshot

Enzo Ruoti

Jacques Peyrac's headshot

Jacques Peyrac

Jean Rene Masrevery's headshot

Jean Rene Masrevery

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