''I Nicotera'' is a 1972 Italian

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

television miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...

directed by

Salvatore Nocita Salvatore Nocita (born 30 July 1934) is an Italian television and film director, editor and screenwriter. Born in Arcisate, Varese, in 1958 Nocita became an employee of RAI as an editor, and in 1968 he debuted as director of the journalistic p ...

and starring

Turi Ferro Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. Life and career Born in Catania, Ferro launc ...

. A story of ordinary discomfort of a Sicilian family immigrated to North Italy, the miniseries got large critical acclaim.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .

Cast

as Salvatore Nicotera *

Bruno Cirino Bruno Cirino (25 October 1936 – 17 April 1981) was an Italian actor and stage director. Life and career Born Bruno Cirino Pomicino in Naples, Cirino abandoned his studies in law to enroll the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome ...

as Gianni Nicotera *

Gabriele Lavia Gabriele Lavia (born 10 October 1942) is an Italian actor, film director and theatre director. Biography Lavia was born in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1970 he has had roles in nearly thirty films and television programs. He is known for his appear ...

as Luciano Nicotera * Micaela Esdra as Anna Nicotera *Francesca De Seta as Patrizia Nicotera *Nella Bartoli as Cettina Nicotera *

Nicoletta Rizzi Nicoletta Rizzi (1 January 1940 – 17 January 2010) was an Italian television, stage and film actress. Life Rizzi was born in Milan in 1940. She was mainly active on television, where she was best known for the title role in the television se ...

as Marisa Nicotera *Bruno Cattaneo as Mario *

Daria Nicolodi Daria Nicolodi (19 June 1950 – 26 November 2020) was an Italian television and film actress and screenwriter. Early life and career Daria Nicolodi was born in Florence on 19 June 1950. Her father was a Florentine lawyer and her mother, Fu ...

as Alessandra *Antonio Casagrande as Osvaldo * Donatina Furlone as Roberta *Paolo Modugno as Federico *

Claudio Cassinelli Claudio Cassinelli (13 September 1938 – 13 July 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Bologna to Giuseppina Tafani and Antonio Cassinelli, a well known opera singer, he had two sisters, Paola Cr ...

as Psychologist * Pietro Calderini as Il Piana * Livia Cerini as Livia *

Ernesto Colli Ernesto Colli (16 May 1940 – 19 November 1982) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Born in Biella, Colli graduated from liceo classico, then he started acting in some amateur dramatics and starred in two lost Su ...

as Giacomo *

Giampiero Albertini Giampiero Albertini (20 December 1927 – 14 May 1991) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Muggiò, Albertini started his career as stage actor at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, under the guidance of Giorgio Strehle ...

as Il Giacovazzo *

Isabella Riva Isabella Riva (22 April 1887 - 10 August 1985) was an Italian actress. Born in Nizza Monferrato, Asti as Isabella Trufarelli, daughter of actors, Riva began acting as a child in the stage company ran by her grandparents. After working in several ...

as Mario's Grandma *

Adriana Asti Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three ...

as Marilù *

Gigi Ballista Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980. Life and career Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consulta ...

as Pirovano *

Carlo Bagno Carlo Bagno (21 March 1920 – 19 January 1990) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lendinara, Rovigo, Bagno studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1941. Bagno was mainly active on ...

as Il Pigna *

Claudio Gora Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director. He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s ...

as Alessandra's Father

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* 1972 television films 1972 films Italian television films Films directed by Salvatore Nocita Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films about internal migration 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub