''A Sold Life'' ( it, Una vita venduta) is a 1976

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

war-drama film written and directed by Aldo Florio and starring

Enrico Maria Salerno Enrico Maria Salerno (September 18, 1926 – February 28, 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He was also the voice of Clint Eastwood in the Italian version of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy films, and the voice of Ch ...

and

Gerardo Amato Gerardo Amato (born 15 October 1948) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born Gerardo Placido in Ascoli Satriano, the brother of the actor and director Michele Placido, Gerardo Amato at a young age moved to Milan where he trai ...

. It is loosely based on the novella ''L'antimonio'' by

Leonardo Sciascia Leonardo Sciascia (; 8 January 1921 – 20 November 1989) was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including '' Porte Aperte'' (1990; ''Open Doors''), ''Cadaveri Eccellent ...

. For his performance in this film Gerardo Amato won the Grolla d'oro for best new actor.

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as Luigi Ventura *

as Michele Rizzuto *

Germano Longo Germano Longo (24 May 1933 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was sometimes credited as Herman Lang or Grant Laramy. Life and career Born in Poggiardo, Longo attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, ...

as Major Limentani * Sergio Gibello as Pellicioni * Gianfranco Bullo as Coviello * Rodolfo Bianchi as Lt. Bonelli * Gabriele Tozzi as Major Milani * Marino Cenna as Uras * Toni De Leo as Vitta *

Marino Masé Marino Masè (21 March 1939 – 28 May 2022) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than 70 films. Life Masè was born in Trieste on 21 March 1939. While still a teenager, he joined the laboratory for young actors of the production company ...

as Professor Marcelli * Daniele Dublino as Federale * Imma Piro as Miguel Atienza's Sister *

Angela Goodwin Angela Goodwin (born Angela Bucci, 1 August 1925 – 25 March 2016), was an Italian stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Goodwin was the daughter of an Italian-American father, and spent her youth in the US where s ...

as Miguel Atienza's Mother * Francesco Pau as Miguel Atinenza *

Andrea Aureli Andrea Aureli (5 March 1923 – 5 November 2007) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Terni, Aureli graduated from the Liceo classico in his hometown, then he enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in ...

as Francoist Official * Rik Battaglia

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* Italian war drama films 1970s war drama films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Spanish Civil War films Films based on works by Leonardo Sciascia 1976 drama films 1976 films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{war-drama-film-stub

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