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Quick Info

Rating

8.0/10

Release1961

Runtime1h 58m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

DDL Cinematografica

Movie

A Difficult Life

1961

1h 58m

8.0

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

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