The Organizer (1963)
Drama...Comedy...Power...Wit...Impact...A Remarkable Film!
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli
Directed by Mario Monicelli
Professor Sinigaglia (Marcello Mastroianni) is the title character in this darkly comedic Italian drama about mistreated factory workers in the city of Turin. Toiling away in appalling conditions in a textile mill, these employees have no one to stand up for them until Sinigaglia puts his academic career on the line by helping them to start a strike. Although the teacher comes under scrutiny by unsympathetic authorities, he maintains his dedication to the workers' cause.
Runtime: 130 min.
Rating: 7.6
DVD The Criterion Collection
Languages: Italiano
Countries: France,Italy,Serbia
Genres: Crime,Drama
Keywords: italy,factory,solidarity,strike,misery,prostitution,turin italy,sweatshop,socialists,turn of the century,19th century,running from police
Cast
Professor Sinigaglia
Raoul
Adele
Pautasso
Martinetti
Bianca
Maestro Di Meo
Baudet
Manager
Niobe
Maria
Porro
Bergamasco
Luigi
Gesummina
Cesarina
Cenerone's Wife
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)