Gillo Pontecorvo

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Kapo
7.6

Kapo

Sep. 27, 1960

Kapo

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of ...
Burn!
7.3

Burn!

Dec. 21, 1969

Burn!

The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British ...
The Battle of Algiers
8.1

The Battle of Algiers

Sep. 08, 1966

The Battle of Algiers

Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from ...
Giovanna
6.9

Giovanna

Jan. 01, 1955

Giovanna

This short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact ...
The Wide Blue Road
6.9

The Wide Blue Road

Nov. 22, 1957

The Wide Blue Road

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles ...
12 Directors for 12 Cities
6.3

12 Directors for 12 Cities

Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities. Release: 12 registi per 12 citta ...
The Unfaithfuls
6.5

The Unfaithfuls

Jan. 23, 1953

The Unfaithfuls

A group of “respectable” people are all partly responsible for the suicide of a servant girl. They are pounced upon by a wily ...
Operation Ogre
7.1

Operation Ogre

Sep. 28, 1979

Operation Ogre

In 1973, the dictator Francisco Franco rules Spain with an iron hand, but is aging and the future of the regime is in question. Admiral Carrero ...