The Legend Of 1900(1976) NC-17 Bertolucci 7.6/10 IMDB

Genre: Drama / War (more)



Plot Summary: Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock (Depardieu)... (more)



User Comments: A Long and Beautiful Movie (more)



User Rating: ********__ 7.6/10 (3,474 votes) Vote Here



Cast overview, first billed only:



Robert De Niro .... Alfredo Berlinghieri



Gérard Depardieu .... Olmo Dalco (as Gerard Depardieu)

Dominique Sanda .... Ada Fiastri Paulhan

Francesca Bertini .... Sister Desolata

Laura Betti .... Regina

Werner Bruhns .... Ottavio Berlinghieri

Stefania Casini .... Neve

Sterling Hayden .... Leo Dalco

Anna Henkel .... Anita

Ellen Schwiers .... Amelia

Alida Valli .... Ida Cantarelli Pioppi

Romolo Valli .... Giovanni

Bianca Magliacca

Giacomo Rizzo .... Rigoletto

Pippo Campanini .... Don Tarcisio

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Also Known As:

1900 - Gewalt, Macht, Leidenschaft (West Germany) (first part title)

1900 - Kampf, Liebe, Hoffnung (West Germany) (second part title)

Nineteen Hundred (USA) (alternative spelling)

Novecento (Italy)

Runtime: 318 min (2 parts) (uncut version) / Australia:248 min (heavily cut) / Argentina:250 min (heavily cut) / USA:245 min (R-rated version)

Country: France / Italy / West Germany

Language: French / English / Italian

Color: Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix: Mono

Certification: France:-16 (uncut) / West Germany:16 (video rating) (cut) / Germany:18 (uncut version) / Norway:18 (DVD release) (2005) / USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (uncut version) (1993) (rating surrendered) / New Zealand:R18 / Hungary:18 / Australia:MA (cable rating) / Argentina:18 / Australia:R / Canada:18+ (Quebec) / Finland:K-18 / Italy:VM14 (re-release) / Italy:VM18 (original rating) / Norway:18 / South Korea:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:18 / Canada:R / USA:X (original rating) (uncut version) (1976) / USA:R (original rating) (edited version) (1976)



Trivia:Original uncut version is 5.5 hours long, and features pornographic sequences with Alfredo, Olmo, and Neve. It also featured prepubescent boys examining each other's penises, which could possibly qualify as child pornography in the US. (more)



Awards: 1 win (more)



User Comments:



13 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-

A Long and Beautiful Movie, 24 June 2003

Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



A too much long but beautiful movie, showing the political changes in Italy in the Twentieth Century. These changes are presented and reflected through the friendship of Alfredo (Robert De Niro) and Olmo (Gerard Depardieau), from the end of World War I to the end of World War II, from the ascent of the Fascism to its decline and the ascent of the Socialism. Alfred and Olmo were born in the same day and in the same place, landowner and peasant respectively. As far as they grow up, Bertolucci presents the changes in the political scenario in Italy, affecting the relationship between these two friends. The film is a little exhaustive, but it deserves to be watched more than one time. Recommended to viewers who like European movies and particularly Italian history and Bertolucci. My vote is seven.



Title (Brazil): "1900"