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The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Original title: La classe operaia va in paradiso
1971 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by Elio Petri
Drama

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté Mariangela Melato Mario Carotenuto

Credits

Written by: Elio Petri

Plot

A proud factory worker loses a finger on the job and becomes involved with militant students, then loses everything.

Sinekatalog’s take

Elio Petri's angry drama follows a piecework factory worker who loses a finger and turns militant. Gian Maria Volonté is ferocious, and the film's furious satire of labour and politics won the Palme d'Or.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (4,928 votes)
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