Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Movie · NR · 178 min · ★ 8.0 · 87% critics
A widowed mother brings her five sons from rural poverty to Milan, hoping the city will offer work and a better future. As they struggle to get by, boxing and a complicated romance pull two brothers into a bitter rivalry, testing their loyalty and pushing the family toward tragedy.
Also known as Rocco & His Brothers
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Streaming on Kino Film Collection.
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Details
- Original title
- Rocco e i suoi fratelli
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-10-07
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (661 votes)
- Box office
- $11,328
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a long, emotionally intense family saga about poverty, loyalty, and rivalry, with boxing in the mix; Not for you if you avoid bleak stories, harsh violence, or slow, sprawling dramas like The Leopard.
Pros: intense family drama; strong performances; gripping atmosphere | Cons: very long runtime; heavy melodrama; disturbing sexual violence
Themes
- work
- prostitute
- sibling relationship
- parent child relationship
- widow
- milan
- boxer
- love
- tragedy
- murder
- working class
- illegal prostitution
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival · 1960
Cast & crew
Alain Delon
as Rocco Parondi
Renato Salvatori
as Simone Parondi
Annie Girardot
as Nadia
Katina Paxinou
as Rosaria Parondi
Alessandra Panaro
as Ciro's Fiancee
Spiros Focás
as Vincenzo Parondi
Claude Cardinale
as Ginetta
Max Cartier
as Ciro Parondi
Corrado Pani
as Ivo
- RV
Rocco Vidolazzi
as Luca Parondi
Directed by Luchino Visconti