Under the Olive Tree (1950)

7.1/10 107 min Drama

Overview

A young shepherd returns home after the Second World War having been held in a prisoner of war camp. He finds that the local landowner has stolen his sheep and his girlfriend. When he also assaults and murders his sister, the shepherd takes revenge.

Cast

Raf Vallone

Francesco Dominici

Lucia Bosè

Lucia Silvestri

Folco Lulli

Agostino Bonfiglio

Maria Grazia Francia

Maria Grazia Dominici

Dante Maggio

Salvatore Capuano

Pietro Tordi

L'avvocato Gaetano Bertarelli

Giuseppe De Santis

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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