Summary The railroad engineer Andrea Marcocci has been working with his partner and friend Gigi Liverani for thirty years and feels happy and proud of his work, drinking wine after hours with his friends in a bar owned by the former railroad man Ugo. Andrea is married to Sara, and his young son Sandro is very close to him; however, Andrea has issues with his unemployed son Marcello and with his pregnant daughter Giulia, whose boyfriend Renato Borghi was forced to marry her. After a suicide crosses the tracks of his train in a curve, Andrea feels deeply affected by the accident and almost collides with another train. The railroad company investigates the accident and steps Andrea down from his position. The domestic life of Andrea is also affected by his aggressive behavior and Marcello and Giulia leave home. Later Andrea also leaves home and starts to drink until the day Sandro visits him in a bar. View more details
Directed : Pietro Germi
Written : Luciano Vincenzoni Pietro Germi Alfredo Giannetti
Stars : Sylva Koscina Pietro Germi Saro Urzì Luisa Della Noce
Genres : Drama
Release date : Aug 10, 1956
Countries of origin : Italy
Language : Italian
Filming locations : Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production companies : Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC)
Summary The railroad engineer Andrea Marcocci has been working with his partner and friend Gigi Liverani for thirty years and feels happy and proud of his work, drinking wine after hours with his friends in a bar owned by the former railroad man Ugo. Andrea is married to Sara, and his young son Sandro is very close to him; however, Andrea has issues with his unemployed son Marcello and with his pregnant daughter Giulia, whose boyfriend Renato Borghi was forced to marry her. After a suicide crosses the tracks of his train in a curve, Andrea feels deeply affected by the accident and almost collides with another train. The railroad company investigates the accident and steps Andrea down from his position. The domestic life of Andrea is also affected by his aggressive behavior and Marcello and Giulia leave home. Later Andrea also leaves home and starts to drink until the day Sandro visits him in a bar. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Aug 10, 1956
Countries of origin : Italy
Language : Italian
Filming locations : Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production companies : Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC)