The Organizer
1963 · Movie · 130 min · ★ 7.5 · 84% critics
In late 19th-century Turin, exhausted textile workers endure brutal hours and dangerous factory conditions. After a terrible accident pushes their anger to the surface, an outsider helps them organize and consider collective action, turning everyday survival into a risky fight for dignity and shorter workdays.
Also known as The Organiser
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Details
- Original title
- I compagni
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-10-25
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (132 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a humane, stirring labor story with wit, hardship, and strong group dynamics, especially if The Great War or Big Deal on Madonna Street worked for you; Not for you if you want light escapism.
Pros: powerful worker drama; rich period atmosphere; humor amid hardship | Cons: a bit long; uneven tone shifts; bleak subject matter
Themes
- factory worker
- factory
- strike
- misery
- industrial unrest
- italy
- solidarity
- poverty
- turin italy
- labor organizer
- labor strike
- labor union
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Astor d'Oro — best film · 1964
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Supporting Actor · 1964
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1965 · nominated
Cast & crew
Marcello Mastroianni
as Professor Sinigaglia
Renato Salvatori
as Raoul
Gabriella Giorgelli
as Adele
Folco Lulli
as Pautasso
Bernard Blier
as Martinetti
Raffaella Carrà
as Bianca
François Périer
as Maestro Di Meo
Vittorio Sanipoli
as Baudet
Mario Pisu
as Manager
Kenneth Kove
as Luigi
Directed by Mario Monicelli