Padre Padrone

1977

1h 54m

6.9(119 votes)

Drama

Overview

The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.

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44 members

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Omero Antonutti

Padre

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Saverio Marconi

Gavino

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Marcella Michelangeli

Madre

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Fabrizio Forte

Young Gavino

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Marino Cenna

Young shepherd

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Stanko Molnar

Sebastiano

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Gavino Ledda

Himself

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Nanni Moretti

Cesare

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Pierluigi Alvau

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Giuseppino Angioni

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Fabio Angioni

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Giuseppe Brandino

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Mario Cheri

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Giuseppe Chessa Perle

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Domenico Deriu

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Marina D'Onofrio

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Pietro Paolo Fauli

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Franca Floris

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Mario Fulghesu

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Antonio Garrucciu

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Gianni Garruccio

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Patrizia Giannichedda

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Roberto Giannichedda

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Vincenzo Giannichedda

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Pietro Giordo

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Antonello Gloriani

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Gavino Loriga

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Angelo Marras

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Costanzo Mela

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Domenico Morganti

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Luigi Muntoni

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Gianfranco Panai

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Giuseppina Perantoni

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Cristiana Piazza

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Matteo Piu

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Maria Immacolata Porcu

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Cosimo Rodio

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Anna Lucia Sanna

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Marco Sanna

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Stefano Satta

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Umberto Spada

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Mario Spissu

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Salvatore Stangoni

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Marco Unali

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