Padre Padrone

May 20, 1977

1h 54m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

RAI

CINEMA S.r.l.

Padre Padrone Trailers

Cast

Padre

Omero Antonutti

Gavino

Saverio Marconi

Madre

Marcella Michelangeli

Young Gavino

Fabrizio Forte

Young shepherd

Marino Cenna

Sebastiano

Stanko Molnar

Himself

Gavino Ledda

Cesare

Nanni Moretti

Pierluigi Alvau

Giuseppino Angioni

Fabio Angioni

Giuseppe Brandino

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