Pigs Have Wings (film)
Encyclopedia
Pigs Have Wings is a 1977
Italian
drama film
directed by Paolo Pietrangeli
and based on the book of the same name by Lidia Ravera
and Marco Lombardo Radice. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
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1977 in film
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Paolo Pietrangeli
Paolo Pietrangeli
Paolo Pietrangeli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1975 and 2001. His 1977 film Pigs Have Wings was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
and based on the book of the same name by Lidia Ravera
Lidia Ravera
Lidia Ravera is an Italian writer, journalist, essayist and screenwriter.She became famous in 1976 for Porci con le ali, co-written by Marco Lombardo Radice, a novel dealing with the myths and ideals of the years around 1968.-Bibliography:*Porci con le ali *Ammazzare il tempo *Bambino...
and Marco Lombardo Radice. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 24 to July 5, 1977.-Jury:* Senta Berger * Ellen Burstyn* Helène Vager* Rainer Werner Fassbinder* Derek Malcolm* Andrej Michaolkow-Kontschalowski* Ousmane Sembène...
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Cast
- Franco Bianchi
- Lou CastelLou CastelLou Castel is a Colombian actor known primarily for his work in Italian films.Born Ulv Quarzell in Bogotá, Castel moved to Europe as a young man. Interested in acting from an early age, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, but was quickly kicked out. His first movie role was an...
- Benedetta Fantoli
- Susanna Javicoli
- Marco Lucantoni
- Cristiana Mancinelli
- Anna Nogara