May 20, 1977
114 min
Full-HD

Padre Padrone (1977)

The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.

Category

Drama

Country

Italy

Companies

RAI CINEMA S.r.l.

Omero Antonutti

Padre

Saverio Marconi

Gavino

Marcella Michelangeli

Madre

Fabrizio Forte

Young Gavino

Marino Cenna

Young shepherd

Stanko Molnar

Sebastiano

Gavino Ledda

Himself

Nanni Moretti

Cesare

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