Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Vittorio Cottafavi Director
- 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
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