The Felling of the Forest (1963)

Name: The Felling of the Forest
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-09-18
Duration: 56 min
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Domenico Bartoletti, Giovanni Bartoletti, Gildo Toninelli, Cortese Signori

In the forested slopes surrounding the rural Tuscan village of Tirli, a group of lumberjacks work long hours felling trees in the hopes of making an ample profit. Amongst them, a recently widowed father struggles to overcome the pain of his wife’s death, whilst juggling the fresh financial pressures of raising two motherless children.

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Released 1963-09-18 · 56 min · Drama

Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté as Guglielmo
Domenico Bartoletti as Fiore
Giovanni Bartoletti as Francesco
Gildo Toninelli as Germano
Cortese Signori as Amedeo
Benvenuto Belli as Il "carbonaio"
Vittorio Gori as "Un pistoiese"
Lisetta Sordi as Zia Lina
Maris Olivi as Caterina
Rosalba Toninelli as Irma
Francesca Francini as Adriana
Fulgido Ramazzotti as Il fattorino
Oreste Vannucci as "Un boscaiolo"