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Novecento, also known as 1900, is a 1976 drama and romance film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The screenplay was written by Franco Arcalli, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Giuseppe Bertolucci, with production handled by Alberto Grimaldi. The cast includes Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, and Burt Lancaster. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and Les Productions Artistes Associés, with Vittorio Storaro serving as director of photography and Ennio Morricone as composer.
Set in Italy, the narrative spans from the cradle to the grave, touching on themes of resistance, fascism, and World War II. The film has a runtime of 317 minutes and was released in France, Germany, and Italy. It has been distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
Critically, the film holds an IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 27,817 votes and a Metascore of 70. It received 2 wins and 5 nominations. The work is described in the source "100 Italian films to be saved."
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Film · TMDB
7.8The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Alfredo Berlinghieri
- Gérard Depardieu as Olmo Dalcò
- Dominique Sanda as Ada Fiestri Paulhan
- Stefania Sandrelli as Anita Foschi
- Donald Sutherland as Attila Mellanchini
- Burt Lancaster as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Themes
- italy
- resistance
- fascism
- peasant
- world war ii
- execution
- brutality
- death
- catholicism
- land owner
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
28,600 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 317 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Rated
- Unrated
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Screenplay by
- Franco Arcalli Giuseppe Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci
- Produced by
- Alberto Grimaldi
- Starring
- Robert De Niro Gérard Depardieu Dominique Sanda Laura Betti Werner Bruhns Stefania Casini Sterling Hayden Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer Ellen Schwiers Alida Valli Romolo Valli Stefania Sandrelli Donald Sutherland Burt Lancaster
- Cinematography
- Vittorio Storaro
- Edited by
- Franco Arcalli
- Music by
- Ennio Morricone
- Production companies
- Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) Les Productions Artistes Associés Artemis Film
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox (Italy) United Artists (France and West Germany)
- Release dates
- 21 May 1976 ( 1976-05-21 ) ( Cannes ) 28 August 1976 ( 1976-08-28 ) ( Venice ) 3 September 1976 ( 1976-09-03 ) ( Part 1 ) 24 September 1976 ( 1976-09-24 ) ( Part 2 )
- Running time
- 317 minutes 162 minutes ( Part 1 ) 154 minutes ( Part 2 ) 247 minutes (Edited version)
- Countries
- Italy France West Germany
- Languages
- Italian French German English
- Budget
- $9 million
via Wikipedia infobox