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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

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