The Felling of the Forest (1963)
Il taglio del bosco
In the forested slopes surrounding the rural Tuscan village of Tirli, a group of lumberjacks work long hours felling trees in the hopes of making an ample profit. Amongst them, a recently widowed father struggles to overcome the pain of his wife’s death, whilst juggling the fresh financial pressures of raising two motherless children.
- Date of release
- 1963-09-18
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Vittorio Cottafavi
Casting
- Gian Maria Volonté — Guglielmo
- Domenico Bartoletti — Fiore
- Giovanni Bartoletti — Francesco
- Gildo Toninelli — Germano
- Cortese Signori — Amedeo
- Benvenuto Belli — Il "carbonaio"
- Vittorio Gori — "Un pistoiese"
- Lisetta Sordi — Zia Lina
- Maris Olivi — Caterina
- Rosalba Toninelli — Irma
- Francesca Francini — Adriana
- Fulgido Ramazzotti — Il fattorino
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