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 | |
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Seta |
| Written by | Vittorio De Seta Vera Gherarducci |
| Produced by | Vittorio De Seta |
| Starring | Vittorina Pisano |
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| Edited by | Jolanda Benvenuti |
| Music by | Valentino Bucchi |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
edit- Michele Cossu ... Michele Cossu
- Peppeddu Cuccu ... Peppeddu Cossu
- Vittorina Pisano ... Mintonia
Plot
editMichele, 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.
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