Film
The Felling of the Forest
Italy- Director
- Vittorio Cottafavi
- Year
- 1963
In the forested slopes surrounding the rural Tuscan village of Tirli, a group of lumberjacks work long hours felling trees in the hopes of making an ample profit. Amongst them, a recently widowed father struggles to overcome the pain of his wife’s death, whilst juggling the fresh financial pressures of raising two motherless children.
Top cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Guglielmo
Domenico Bartoletti
Fiore
Giovanni Bartoletti
Francesco
Gildo Toninelli
Germano
Cortese Signori
Amedeo
Benvenuto Belli
Il "carbonaio"
Vittorio Gori
"Un pistoiese"
Lisetta Sordi
Zia Lina
Maris Olivi
Caterina
Rosalba Toninelli
Irma
Francesca Francini
Adriana
Fulgido Ramazzotti
Il fattorino
Oreste Vannucci
"Un boscaiolo"
Directed by
Vittorio Cottafavi
Written by
Giuseppe Lazzari, Carlo Cassola, Marcello Fondato
