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Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 10 wins & 10 nominations total
Spyros Fokas
- Vincenzo Parondi
- (as Spiros Focas)
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- TriviaFrancis Ford Coppola was such a big fan of this film that he hired its composer, Nino Rota, to score his 1972 masterwork, The Godfather (1972).
- Quotes
Nadia: What can I do?
Rocco Parondi: Have faith and have no fear. Great faith.
Nadia: Faith in what?
Rocco Parondi: I don't know - in everything.
Nadia: In you?
Rocco Parondi: Yes. In me too.
- Alternate versionsOriginally released at 180 minutes in Italy. Local censorship forced director Visconti to cut a few sequences (including scenes from Nadia's rape); the film was subsequently shortened even more for foreign distribution. Director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno has prepared a restored full version, which has been re-released in 1991.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Taxi Driver (1976)
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An astonishing work of almost religious intensity
I was lucky enough to catch this extraordinary film late last night on a cable channel. It's about a widow from southern Italy who moves to Milan with her five sons. Gradually they become embroiled in the big city, some becoming corrupted by its ways, others profiting. Rocco, played by Alain Delon, is an innocent, looking at his brothers and life in general with saintly patience. When his beneficent attitude comes under pressure, he doesn't give in to self-interest, choosing to sacrifice his own happiness, and that of the woman he loves, for his family. Family is really what 'Rocco and his Brothers' is all about. I've never got into Visconti, but seeing this film has made me want to see more of his work. Also, this move has one of the most powerful images I've ever seen, as the maddened Simone advances towards the doomed prostitute Nadia. It's an image so remarkable I actually shouted aloud when I saw it. I urge you to see this film. It's a remarkable, passionate, beautifully photographed drama that will stay with you for a long time.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $11,328
- Runtime2 hours 59 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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