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| Robert De Niro | ... | Alfredo Berlinghieri | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Olmo Dalcò (as Gerard Depardieu) | |
| Dominique Sanda | ... | Ada Fiastri Paulhan | |
| Francesca Bertini | ... | Sister Desolata | |
| Laura Betti | ... | Regina | |
| Werner Bruhns | ... | Ottavio Berlinghieri | |
| Stefania Casini | ... | Neve | |
| Sterling Hayden | ... | Leo Dalcò | |
| Anna Henkel | ... | Anita | |
| Ellen Schwiers | ... | Amelia | |
| Alida Valli | ... | Signora Pioppi | |
| Romolo Valli | ... | Giovanni | |
| Bianca Magliacca | ... | Peasant | |
| Giacomo Rizzo | ... | Rigoletto | |
| Pippo Campanini | ... | Don Tarcisio | |
| Paolo Pavesi | ... | Alfredo as a Child | |
| Roberto Maccanti | ... | Olmo as a Child | |
| Antonio Piovanelli | ... | Turo Dalcò | |
| Paulo Branco | ... | Orso Dalcò (as Paolo Branco) | |
| Liu Bosisio | ... | Nella Dalcò (as Liú Bosisio) | |
| Maria Monti | ... | Rosina Dalcò | |
| Anna-Maria Gherardi | ... | Eleonora (as Anna Maria Gherardi) | |
| Demesio Lusardi | |||
| Pietro Longari Ponzoni | ... | Pioppi | |
| Angelo Pellegrino | ... | Tailor | |
| José Quaglio | ... | Aranzini | |
| Clara Colosimo | ... | Woman who accuses Olmo | |
| Mario Meniconi | |||
| Carlotta Barilli | ... | Peasant | |
| Odoardo Dall'aglio | ... | Oreste Dalcò | |
| Piero Vida | |||
| Vittorio Fanfoni | ... | Fanfoni - a fascist | |
| Alessandro Bosio | |||
| Sergio Serafini | ... | Young Fascist | |
| Patrizia De Clara | ... | Stella | |
| Edda Ferronao | |||
| Winni Riva | |||
| Fabio Garriba | ... | Peasant at Attila's execution | |
| Nazzareno Natale | ... | Peasant at Attila's execution | |
| Katerina Kosak | |||
| Stefania Sandrelli | ... | Anita Foschi | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Attila Mellanchini | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Alfredo's Grandfather | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Francesco D'Adda | ... | Soldier on train (uncredited) | |
| Allen Midgette | ... | Vagabond (uncredited) | |
| Salvator Mureddu | ... | Chief of the King's Guards (uncredited) | |
| Mimmo Poli | ... | Fascist (uncredited) | |
| Tiziana Senatore | ... | Regina as a Child (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Bernardo Bertolucci | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Franco Arcalli | writer | |
| Bernardo Bertolucci | writer | |
| Giuseppe Bertolucci | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Alberto Grimaldi | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ennio Morricone | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Vittorio Storaro | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Franco Arcalli | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Maria Paola Maino | |||
| Gianni Quaranta | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ezio Frigerio | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Maria Paola Maino | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gitt Magrini | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Paolo Borselli | .... | hair stylist | |
| Iole Cecchini | .... | hair stylist (as Jole Cecchini) | |
| Giannetto De Rossi | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Fabrizio Sforza | .... | makeup artist | |
| Maurizio Trani | .... | makeup artist | |
Art Department | |||
| Carlo Agate | .... | construction chief | |
| Mauro Pagano | .... | assistant production designer | |
| Gianni Silvestri | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Fausto Ancillai | .... | sound mixer | |
| Roberto Arcangeli | .... | foley artist | |
| Michael Billingsley | .... | sound editor (as Mike Billingsley) | |
| Claudio Maielli | .... | sound | |
| Giuliano Maielli | .... | sound recordist | |
| Alessandro Peticca | .... | sound editor (as Sandro Peticca) | |
| Decio Trani | .... | boom operator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Andrea Baracca | .... | digital color timing: restored version HD to 35mm (uncredited) | |
| Ludovico Bettarello | .... | digital online film restoration: Technicolor Rome (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Giuseppe Alberti | .... | assistant camera | |
| Luciano Galli | .... | chief electrician | |
| Alfredo Marchetti | .... | key grip | |
| Mauro Marchetti | .... | assistant camera | |
| Angelo Novi | .... | still photographer | |
| Enzo Tosi | .... | camera operator | |
| Enrico Umetelli | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Vittoria Guaita | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gabriella Cristiani | .... | assistant editor | |
| Ugo De Rossi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Fernanda Indoni | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Ernesto Novelli | .... | color technician | |
| Rosemarie Ruddies | .... | assistant editor | |
| Elvio Sordoni | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Nando Monica | .... | musician: accordion | |
| Ennio Morricone | .... | conductor | |
| Rota | .... | musician: ocarina (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Ferruccio Amendola | .... | voice dubbing: Robert De Niro | |
| Claudio Camaso | .... | voice dubbing: Gérard Depardieu (as Claudio Volonté) | |
| Riccardo Caneva | .... | administrative director | |
| Riccardo Cucciolla | .... | dubbing director | |
| Leonardo Curreri | .... | administrator | |
| Mario Di Biase | .... | general manager | |
| Rossella Ferrero | .... | production secretary (as Rosella Ferrero) | |
| Maurizio Forti | .... | administrator | |
| Clemente Giovannini | .... | press office | |
| Alberto Grimaldi | .... | presenter | |
| Antonio Guidi | .... | voice dubbing: Donald Sutherland | |
| Renato Mori | .... | voice dubbing: Sterling Hayden | |
| Nico Naldini | .... | press office | |
| Enzo Ocone | .... | continuity | |
| Antonio Pala | .... | administrator | |
| Giuseppe Rinaldi | .... | voice dubbing: Burt Lancaster | |
| Angelo Sarago | .... | administrator | |
| Rita Savagnone | .... | voice dubbing: Dominique Sanda | |
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1900(1976) begins with the defeat of the fascist regime in Italy by the allies. The film then flashes back to 1900 with the birth of Alfredo and Olmo who belong to different social classes. It follows the lives of the grandfathers as well as the growth of their two grandchildren. Alfredo and Olmo becomes friends as young boys.
Alfredo is someone who prefers to hang out with Olmo's social class then his own. Alfredo's grandfather kills himself and Olmo's grandfather dies of old age. Olmo joins the military and returns at the end of World War 1. A new helping hand is hired by Alfredo's father named Attila who later becomes a member of the Fascist party.
Alfredo goes off adventures with his new wife Ada and the Fascist regime's battles with the Socialist becomes worse. Alfredo and Olmo develops a love/hate relationship and Olmo exiles from his home town to avoid being caught by the blackcoats. The film then returns to the year of 1945. 1900(1976) finishes in 1976 with Alfredo and Olmo as grandfather figures.
1900(1976) does a good job in taking a narrative look at the first fifty years of the 20th Century. The film begins during the period of a new age. The film follows the early rise of the Socialist Party in Northern Italy. It describes the struggle between landowners and socialist supporters.
This movie also is good at showing the rise and fall of the landowning class. 1900(1976) contains a scene which describes how the Fascist Party came into being in Italy. The landowners are the ones who planted the seeds of fascism and helped it grow to almost all powerful proportions. The film begins with birth, progresses through life, and ends in death.
1900 is controvsial in its full uncut frame of 312minutes. There were many scenes deemed to be offensive that were cut from the motion picture. One such scene is the menage a trois with Alfredo, Neve(Stevania Casini), and Olmo. Another controvsial sequence is the rape and graphic murder/torture of a young boy at the hands of the fascist Attila.
The art direction is beautifully filmed with a historic touch of Northern Italy. The filmmakers presents Italy during the early to mid 20th Century as a country whose identity is always changing. The motion picture gives the viewer an idea of what it might have been like in Italy during the first half of the last Century. The actors give a realistic performance and behave like the people of that era.
1900(1976) is comparable to Bertolucci's award winning movie, The Last Emperor(1987). Both take a look at middle aged men and flashback to their childhood days. Both Alfredo and Pu Yi are Puppets of the system as they have no real authority to behold and are just figure heads. Finally, Alfredo and Pu Yi are part of a power structure that falls apart before they are able to establish themselves as strong and powerful leaders.
Bernardo Bertolucci gives another excellent directorial performance. Vittorio Storaro does a brilliant job as the director of photography. Gerald Depardieu gives one of his top performances as Olmo(this is when he was slender and before he became known for his olfish looks). Robert De Niro's performance as Alfredo is widely overlooked by his chilling portrayal of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver(1976).
Bertolucci did back to back films with two of the greatest actors in film history(Marlon Brando{Last Tango in Paris}) and (Robert De Niro{1900}). Donald Sutherland is purely evil as the hatable Attila. The make up effects were done by the man who did the effects for Let Sleeping Corpse Lie(1974), and would later provide some of the most gory effects for most of Lucio Fulci's films during the late 1970's/early 1980's(Giannetto De Rossi). 1900(1976) is a perfect movie to view together with The Last Emperor(1987).