Accatone! Movie Review 1961

Accatone (Citti), a failure as a pimp, tries his luck as a thief. Hailed as a return to Italian neo-realism, this is a gritty, despairing, and dark look at the lives of the street people of Rome. Pasolini's first outing, adapted by the director from his novel, "A Violent Life." Pasolini served as mentor to Bernardo Bertolucci, listed in the credits as an assistant director.

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Available on VHS
Running time 116 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Italy, Oldest Profession, Homeless

Screenplay

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Franco Citti, Franca Pasut, Roberto Scaringelli, Silvana Corsini, Paolo Guidi, Adriana Asti

Cinematography

Tonino Delli Colli

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Producer

Cino del Duca