Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers

1960 · 178 min · IT · NR · 8.1 (513 votes)
Dir. Luchino Visconti · Starring Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Alessandra Panaro, Spiros Focás · Music Nino Rota

DARING in its realism. STUNNING in its impact. BREATHTAKING in its scope.

CrimeDramaRomance

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

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A sweeping, operatic tragedy of ambition and family ties. It feels like a grand, doomed romance set against the harsh realities of working-class life, where passion and desperation collide with devastating consequences.

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