The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever child. They decide to send him to school instead of make him help them, although this represents a great sacrifice. The boy has to wake up very early and walk several miles to get to the school. One day the boy's shoes break when returning home, but they do not have money to buy other. What can they do?

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The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

Unrated

Drama · 3h 6m · 5/17/1978

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Description

The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever child. They decide to send him to school instead of make him help them, although this represents a great sacrifice. The boy has to wake up very early and walk several miles to get to the school. One day the boy's shoes break when returning home, but they do not have money to buy other. What can they do?

Status

Released

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Production Companies

RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico

Revenue

$9,367
Source
Cast
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Luigi Ornaghi

Batistì
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Francesca Moriggi

Batistina
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Omar Brignoli

Minec
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Antonio Ferrari

Tuni
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Teresa Brescianini

Widow Runk
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Giuseppe Brignoli

Anselmo
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Carlo Rota

Peppino
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Pasqualina Brolis

Teresina
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Massimo Fratus

Pierino
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Francesca Villa

Annetta
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Maria Grazia Caroli

Bettina
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Battista Trevaini

Il Finard
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Giuseppina Langalelli

La Moglie Finarda
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Lorenzo Pedroni

Il nonno Finard
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Felice Cervi

Uslì
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Pierangelo Bertoli

Secondo
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Brunella Migliaccio

Olga
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Giacomo Cavalleri

Brena
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Lorenza Frigeni

La moglie di Brena
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Lucia Pezzoli

Maddalena
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Franco Pilenga

Stefano
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Guglielmo Badoni

Father
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Laura Lecatelli

Mother
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Carmelo Silva

Don Carlo
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Mario Brignoli

Padrone
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Emilio Pedroni

Fattore
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Vittorio Capelli

Fritz
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Francesca Bassurini

Luca Maria
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Lina Ricci

Donna del Segno
Crew
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Ermanno Olmi

Director
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Ermanno Olmi

Writer
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Disc Releases
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The Tree of Wooden Clogs

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))

2/14/2017

$19.98 -$19.97

Disc Title Front Cover

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

(DVD)

7/13/2004

Disc Title Front Cover

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

2/14/2017

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