The Organizer
Original title: I compagni
“A RARE MOTION PICTURE... BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE!”
1963 · 2 h 6 min
Directed by 
Mario Monicelli
Mario MonicelliCast
Marcello Mastroianni 
Renato Salvatori Annie Girardot
Credits
Written by: 
Agenore Incrocci
Plot
In nineteenth-century Turin, textile workers begin a strike with the help of an unlikely professor.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mario Monicelli's period comedy-drama has Turin textile workers striking with the help of Marcello Mastroianni's shabby professor. Warm, funny and moving, it is a fine, humane film of labour and solidarity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (3,860 votes)
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