Banditi a Orgosolo

Banditi a Orgosolo (Bandits of Orgosolo) is a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta. De Seta won an Award for the film at the Venice Film Festival.

Banditi a Orgosolo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vittorio De Seta
Written by	Vittorio De Seta Vera Gherarducci
Produced by	Vittorio De Seta
Starring	Vittorina Pisano
Cinematography	Vittorio De Seta Marcello Gallinelli Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Music by	Valentino Bucchi
Release date	1960 (1960)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Cast

• Michele Cossu ... Michele Cossu
• Peppeddu Cuccu ... Peppeddu Cossu
• Vittorina Pisano ... Mintonia

Plot

Michele, a shepherd of Orgoloso, Sardinia who is wrongly suspected of involvement with bandits he encountered who committed pig rustling and killed a policeman, flees to the hills with his flock, which he bought on credit after a poor previous year, and young shepherd brother, rather than surrender and risk losing them during the investigation and thus his family's income. He is pursued by police and, in his journey into the inaccessible areas of Barbagia, where there is little water or pasture, loses his sheep.

One night, deep in debt and facing impending trials, he enters a sheepfold and steals the sheep at gunpoint. Michele has become a bandit.

See also

• Il mondo perduto
• Détour De Seta

External links

• Banditi a Orgosolo at IMDb