Il grande Blek

Apr 1, 1988

1h 40m

★ 6.5

I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture...

Overview

Waiting for the train that will take him away, a man goes back over moments of his small-town upbringing: the relationship with his family, his involvement in the protests of 1968 and a childhood friend died too soon.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vertigo Film

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Cast

Yuri

Roberto De Francesco

Razzo

Sergio Rubini

Claudia

Federica Mastroianni

Yuri's mother

Silvana De Santis

Marco

Riccardo De Torrebruna

Antonio

Dario Parisini

Paolo

Paolo De Falco

Yuri as a child

Alessandro Cannavaccio

Claudia as a child

Giuliana Gatti

Laura

Francesca Neri

Betta

Silvia Mocci

Teacher

Daniela Stanga

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