1900 Movie Review 1976

Bertolucci's impassioned epic about two Italian families, one land-owning, the other, peasant. Shows the sweeping changes of the 20th century begun by the trauma of WWI and the onslaught of Italian socialism. Edited down from its original 360-minute length and dubbed in English from three other languages, the film suffers somewhat from editing and from its nebulous lack of commitment to any genre.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 255 minutes.
Originally from French, Italian, German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Postwar, Big Ideas, Torrid Love Scenes, Italy

Screenplay

Giuseppe Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Burt Lancaster, Donald Sutherland, Dominique Sanda, Sterling Hayden, Laura Betti, Francesca Bertini, Werner Bruhns, Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Henkel, Alida Valli

Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Producer

Alberto Grimaldi, PEA Produzioni Europee Associate