The Great Blek

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The Great Blek

"I remember those years well. My friends, my girlfriends, like in a picture..."

1988

1h 40m

7.3(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Waiting for the train that will take him away, a man goes back over moments of his small-town upbringing: the relationship with his family, his involvement in the protests of 1968 and a childhood friend died too soon.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Roberto De Francesco

Yuri

Sergio Rubini

Razzo

Federica Mastroianni

Claudia

Silvana De Santis

Yuri's mother

Riccardo De Torrebruna

Marco

Dario Parisini

Antonio

Paolo De Falco

Paolo

Alessandro Cannavaccio

Yuri as a child

Giuliana Gatti

Claudia as a child

Francesca Neri

Laura

Creative team

Directed by: Giuseppe Piccioni
Written by: Maura Nuccetelli
Giuseppe Piccioni
Produced by: Domenico Procacci

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