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The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

When the family of man was still—a family.

On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.

Drama

Release: 1978-08-28Runtime: 187 minRating: 7.634 (235)

Cast

Luigi Ornaghi

Batistì

Francesca Moriggi

Batistina

Omar Brignoli

Minec

Antonio Ferrari

Tuni

Teresa Brescianini

Widow Runk

Giuseppe Brignoli

Anselmo

Carlo Rota

Peppino

Pasqualina Brolis

Teresina

Massimo Fratus

Pierino

Francesca Villa

Annetta

Crew

Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Director

Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Writer

Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Editor

Enrico Tovaglieri

Production Design

Franco Gambarana

Set Decoration

Francesca Zucchelli

Costume Design

Valeria Mariani

Seamstress

Fiorella Lugli

Script Supervisor

Carlo Petriccioli

Camera Operator

Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Director of Photography

Clips & Videos

Mark Kermode reviews The Tree of Wooden Clogs | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews The Tree of Wooden Clogs | BFI Player

Ermanno Olmi on THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS

Ermanno Olmi on THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS

Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer [Subtitled]

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Trailer

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Trailer