Accattone (1961) Italy
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Director:Pasolini, Pier Paolo, Asti, Adriana, Citti, Franco, Corsini, Silvana, Guidi, Paola, Pasut, Franca
Studio:Arco Film
Writer:Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Rating:7.7 (2,731 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:759259140387
Awards:Nominated for BAFTA Film Award,
Genre:Italian films
IMDb:0054599
Duration:1:56:00
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Italian
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001304
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Pasolini, Pier Paolo, Asti, Adriana, Citti, Franco, Corsini, Silvana, Guidi, Paola, Pasut, Franca  ...  (Director)
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pier Paolo Pasolini  ...  (Writer)
 
Franco Citti  ...  Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi
Franca Pasut  ...  Stella
Silvana Corsini  ...  Maddalena
Paola Guidi  ...  Ascenza
Adriana Asti  ...  Amore
Luciano Conti  ...  Il Moicano
Luciano Gonini  ...  Piede D'Oro
Renato Capogna  ...  Renato
Alfredo Leggi  ...  Papo Hirmedo
Galeazzo Riccardi  ...  Cipolla
Leonardo Muraglia  ...  Mammoletto
Giuseppe Ristagno  ...  Peppe
Roberto Giovannoni  ...  The German
Mario Cipriani  ...  Balilla
Roberto Scaringella  ...  Cartagine
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Comments: DIT 130

Summary: The first of Pier Paolo Pasolini's highly acclaimed films, and the winner of numerous film festival prizes, ACCATONE uses a talented cast to present a vivid picture of the Roman slums. Based on one of the filmmaker/poet's novels, this story of a pimp, his friends, his enemies and his girls is realism at its earthiest. It is brutal, realistic, unsentimental and bustiling with life. Particularly effective is the use of Bach on the soundtrack which provides ironic counterpoint to the world of pimps, prostitutes and street fighters.