THE WORKING CLASS GOES TO HEAVEN
by Elio Petri
synopsis
A conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine. The physical handicap is not serious, but the accident causes him to become more involved in political and revolutionary groups.
| international title: | The Working Class Goes to Heaven |
| original title: | La classe operaia va in paradiso |
| country: | Italy |
| year: | 1971 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Elio Petri |
| film run: | 116' |
| release date: | IT 17/09/1971, FR 16/05/1972, HU 29/03/1973, SE 17/11/1973, FI 13/09/1974, DD 04/11/1976, NL 13/12/1979, DE 14/04/1993, CZ 25/01/2004, UK 08/05/2008 |
| screenplay: | Elio Petri, Ugo Pirro |
| cast: | Gian Maria Volontè, Mariangela Melato, Gino Pernice, Luigi Diberti, Donato Castellaneta, Corrado Solari, Flavio Bucci, Luigi Uzzo, Nino Bignamini, Ezio Marano, Adriano Amidei Migliano |
| cinematography by: | Luigi Kuveiller |
| film editing: | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| art director: | Dante Ferretti |
| costumes designer: | Franco Carretti |
| music: | Ennio Morricone |
| executive producer: | Ugo Tucci |
