
Struggle in Italy
Drama
Overview
The film reveals how and why a supposedly revolutionary Italian girl has in fact fallen prey to bourgeois ideology.
Top Cast
Cristiana Tullio-Altan
Cristiana Tullio-Altan
Paola Taviani (uncredited)
Cristiana Tullio-Altan
Paola Taviani (uncredited)
Paolo Pozzesi
Paolo Pozzesi
Father / Lecturer / Policeman / Porter (voice) (uncredited)
Paolo Pozzesi
Father / Lecturer / Policeman / Porter (voice) (uncredited)
Jerome Hinstin
Jerome Hinstin
Young Man (uncredited)
Jerome Hinstin
Young Man (uncredited)


Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Store Clerk (uncredited)
Anne Wiazemsky
Store Clerk (uncredited)
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