The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.
Cast
Omero Antonutti
Padre
Saverio Marconi
Gavino
Marcella Michelangeli
Madre
Fabrizio Forte
Young Gavino
Marino Cenna
Young shepherd
Stanko Molnar
Sebastiano
Gavino Ledda
Himself
Nanni Moretti
Cesare
Pierluigi Alvau
Unknown
Giuseppino Angioni
Unknown
Fabio Angioni
Unknown
Giuseppe Brandino
Unknown
Mario Cheri
Unknown
Giuseppe Chessa Perle
Unknown
Domenico Deriu
Unknown
Marina D'Onofrio
Unknown
Pietro Paolo Fauli
Unknown
Franca Floris
Unknown
Mario Fulghesu
Unknown
Antonio Garrucciu
Unknown
Gianni Garruccio
Unknown
Patrizia Giannichedda
Unknown
Roberto Giannichedda
Unknown
Vincenzo Giannichedda
Unknown
Pietro Giordo
Unknown
Antonello Gloriani
Unknown
Gavino Loriga
Unknown
Angelo Marras
Unknown
Costanzo Mela
Unknown
Domenico Morganti
Unknown
Luigi Muntoni
Unknown
Gianfranco Panai
Unknown
Giuseppina Perantoni
Unknown
Cristiana Piazza
Unknown
Matteo Piu
Unknown
Maria Immacolata Porcu
Unknown
Cosimo Rodio
Unknown
Anna Lucia Sanna
Unknown
Marco Sanna
Unknown
Stefano Satta
Unknown
Umberto Spada
Unknown
Mario Spissu
Unknown
Salvatore Stangoni
Unknown
Marco Unali
Unknown
Crew
Paolo Taviani
Director, Writer
Vittorio Taviani
Director, Writer
Gavino Ledda
Book
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Rita Triunveri
Assistant Editor
Vincenzo Caruso
Assistant Editor
Mario Masini
Director of Photography
Andrea Gargano
Color Grading
Giampiero Cubeddu
Assistant Director
Marco De Poli
Assistant Director
Francesco Lizzani
Assistant Director
Giuliani G. De Negri
Producer
Gianni Sbarra
Production Design
Aldo Antonelli
First Assistant Camera
Lina Nerli Taviani
Costume Design
Gloria Fava
Makeup Artist
Fernando Caso
Sound Effects Editor
Adriano Taloni
Sound Mixer
Pietrantonio Federico
Sound
Giovanni Sardo
Sound
Egisto Macchi
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Danilo Martelli
Production Accountant
Arnaldo Palone
Key Grip
Pietro Ras
Gaffer
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