Violent Life
1962·Italy·115 min.
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Based on a novel by Pier Paolo Pasolini,it chronicles the life and death of Tommaso, a street kid who is equally comfortable running with the Fascists, the Communists and just plain thieves. Tommaso's milieu is the filthy slums outside Rome; his occupation is whatever comes to hand to make a few bucks, until a stretch in prison convinces him to go straight.
ScreenwriterPaolo Heusch·Brunello Rondi·Franco Bursati·Ennio De Concini·Franco Solinas·Sergio Citti·Pier Paolo PasoliniShow all
MusicPiero Piccioni
CinematographyArmando Nannuzzi
CastFranco Citti·Serena Vergano·Enrico Maria Salerno·Angelo Maria Santiamantini·Benito Poliani·Micaela Dazzi·Alfredo Leggi·Piero Morgia·Paola Petrini
Original titleUna vita violenta