Roaring Years (1962)
1h 46m
Running Time
April 21, 1962Release Date
Roaring Years (1962)
1h 46m
Running Time
April 21, 1962Release Date
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Plot.
In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fascist official to a tiny country town shakes deeply the ruling class and their lack of integrity.
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Cast & Crew.
Nino Manfredi
Omero Battifiori
Gino Cervi
Salvatore Acquamano
Michèle Mercier
Elvira Acquamano
Gastone Moschin
Carmine Passante
Salvo Randone
Il medico antifascista
Luigi Zampa
Director
Angela Luce
Rosa De Bellis
Sergio Amidei
Writer
Rosalia Maggio
Donna Nunzia
Vincenzo Talarico
Writer
Giuseppe Ianigro
Nicola De Bellis
Ettore Scola
Writer
Linda Sini
Elsa
Ruggero Maccari
Writer
Carla Calò
moglie del preside
Achille Piazzi
Producer
Dolores Palumbo
signora De Vincenzi
Mario Pisu
gerarca
Enzo Petito
ingegnere del circolo
Alfredo Rizzo
attore che interpreta Menelik
Mario Passante
commerciante fascista
Giulio Marchetti
attore che interpreta il colonizzatore italiano
Fanfulla
attore che interpreta la perfida Albione
Luigi Leoni
contadino
Anita Durante
madre di Omero
Ruggero Pignotti
Aurelio Bitetto, direttore scolastico
Lino Crispo
banditore
Salvatore Porcaro
Luggage Porter (uncredited)
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Piero Gherardi
Costume Supervisor
Piero Poletto
Production Design
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Carlo Carlini
Director of Photography
Anna Maria Montanari
Script Supervisor
Paolo Bianchini
First Assistant Director
Nikolai Gogol
Theatre Play
Renato Jaboni
Production Manager
Luigi Filippo Carta
Camera Operator
Roberto Pariante
Second Assistant Director
Lucia Mirisola
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 21, 1962
Original NameAnni ruggenti
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Filming LocationsBasilicata · Apulia, Italy
Genres
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Wiki.
Roaring Years (Italian: Gli anni ruggenti) is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, set in the 1930s during the Fascist period of Benito Mussolini. It stars Nino Manfredi and Gino Cervi, and was inspired by the satirical comedy "The Government Inspector” by Nikolai Gogol.
It won Best Feature at the 1962 Locarno International Film Festival.