''The Railroad Man'' ( it, Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Pietro Germi.
Plot
Train operator Andrea Marcocci witnesses the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock, he starts making mistakes. A check-up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due to this evaluation, he is demoted and must accept a salary cut.
Cast
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Pietro Germi - Andrea Marcocci
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Luisa Della Noce - Sara Marcocci
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Sylva Koscina - Giulia Marcocci (as Silva)
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Saro Urzì
Rosario "Saro" Urzì (24 February 1913 – 1 November 1979) was an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949), '' The Railroad Man'' (1956), '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964), which earned him ...
- Gigi Liverani
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Carlo Giuffrè
Carlo Giuffrè (3 December 1928 – 1 November 2018) was an Italian stage, film and television actor and a stage director. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1942 and 2002.
Biography
Giuffrè was born in Naples, Italy and was the brothe ...
- Renato Borghi
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Renato Speziali - Marcello Marcocci
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Edoardo Nevola - Sandro Marcocci (as il piccolo Edoardo Nevola)
Awards
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1956 Cannes Film Festival : OCIC Award - Special Mention
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Nastro d'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...
: Best Director, Best Producer.
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San Sebastian Film Festival : Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Luisa Della Noce)
References
External links
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1956 films
1956 drama films
Italian drama films
1950s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Films set in Italy
Films set in Rome
Films directed by Pietro Germi
Films produced by Carlo Ponti
Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni
1950s Italian films
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