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1900 (1976)

★ 7.8 · 675 ratings on TMDB

From the cradle to the grave - victims of history and change!

1900 poster★ 7.8

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

DirectorBernardo Bertolucci
CastBurt Lancaster, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Francesca Bertini, Gérard Depardieu, Laura Betti
GenresDrama, History
The emergence reading

1900 keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing class, politics, history, fascism, labor.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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