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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

The experience of watching "Rocco and His Brothers" is rather overwhelming. So much happens, at such intensity and complexity, with such an outpouring of emotion, that we do feel we're witnessing an opera.

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Cast & Crew

Alain Delon
As Rocco Parondi
Claudia Cardinale
As Ginetta
Annie Girardot
As Nadia
Paolo Stoppa
As Cerri
Renato Terra
As Alfredo, Ginetta's Brother
Enzo Fiermonte
As Boxer
Renato Salvatori
As Simone Parondi

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Rocco Parondi, a young man from a poor rural Italian family, moves to Milan with his mother and three brothers in search of a better life. But as they try to make their way in the industrial city's fast-paced and unforgiving world, family bonds are stretched to the breaking point. Simone struggles to find his place, drawn to the world of boxing but unable to escape the pull of his troubled past. Rocco finds love with a prostitute named Nadia but their relationship is threatened by Simone's jealousy and possessiveness. As tensions between the brothers escalate, tragedy looms on the horizon. Will the Parondi family be able to hold together or will the challenges of life in Milan tear them apart?

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