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The Pacifist
The Pacifist

The Pacifist

Genres

Drama

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A journalist preparing a story on extremist youth falls in love with a young radical who fears being killed by his companions when he is unable to commit a political assassination.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

30 December 1970

Country

Germany

Cast

Monica Vitti

Monica Vitti

Barbara

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Michele

Peter Pasetti

Peter Pasetti

Commissario

Piero Faggioni

Piero Faggioni

Piero

Gino Lavagetto

Gino Lavagetto

Carlo

Sergio Tramonti

Sergio Tramonti

Ottavio Fanfani

Ottavio Fanfani

Cristiano Minellono

Cristiano Minellono

Jean-Pierre D'Artois

Jean-Pierre D'Artois

Daniel Pommereulle

Daniel Pommereulle

Luigi Pignatelli

Luigi Pignatelli

Riccardo De Stefanis

Riccardo De Stefanis

Francesco Carnelutti

Francesco Carnelutti

Mario Tellini

Mario Tellini

Mario La Neve

Mario La Neve

Baby Sun

Baby Sun

József Madaras

József Madaras

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Syra Rocchi

Syra Rocchi

Yvon Taylor

Yvon Taylor

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