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The Tree of Wooden Clogs
The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

When the family of man was still—a family.

Genres

Drama

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On a northern Italian farm, Batistì and his wife decide to send their son Minec to school, sacrificing his help in the fields but hoping to break the cycle of poverty in the family. But when Minec’s shoe breaks while walking for miles, Batisti puts the family’s future at risk to replace the clog.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

187 mins

Rating

7.639/10

Release Date

28 August 1978

Country

Italy

Cast

Luigi Ornaghi

Luigi Ornaghi

Batistì

Francesca Moriggi

Francesca Moriggi

Batistina

Omar Brignoli

Omar Brignoli

Minec

Antonio Ferrari

Antonio Ferrari

Tuni

Teresa Brescianini

Teresa Brescianini

Widow Runk

Giuseppe Brignoli

Giuseppe Brignoli

Anselmo

Carlo Rota

Carlo Rota

Peppino

Pasqualina Brolis

Pasqualina Brolis

Teresina

Massimo Fratus

Massimo Fratus

Pierino

Francesca Villa

Francesca Villa

Annetta

Maria Grazia Caroli

Maria Grazia Caroli

Bettina

Battista Trevaini

Battista Trevaini

Il Finard

Giuseppina Langalelli

Giuseppina Langalelli

La Moglie Finarda

Lorenzo Pedroni

Lorenzo Pedroni

Il Nonno Finard

Felice Cervi

Felice Cervi

Uslì

Pierangelo Bertoli

Pierangelo Bertoli

Secondo

Brunella Migliaccio

Brunella Migliaccio

Olga

Giacomo Cavalleri

Giacomo Cavalleri

Brena

Lorenza Frigeni

Lorenza Frigeni

La Moglie di Brena

Lucia Pezzoli

Lucia Pezzoli

Maddalena

Franco Pilenga

Franco Pilenga

Stefano

Guglielmo Badoni

Guglielmo Badoni

Father

Laura Lecatelli

Laura Lecatelli

Mother

Carmelo Silva

Carmelo Silva

Don Carlo

Mario Brignoli

Mario Brignoli

Padrone

Emilio Pedroni

Emilio Pedroni

Fattore

Vittorio Capelli

Vittorio Capelli

Fritz

Francesca Bassurini

Francesca Bassurini

Luca Maria

Lina Ricci

Lina Ricci

Donna del Segno

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