Gillo Pontecorvo Movies

  • 1966
    The Battle of Algiers

    The Battle of Algiers

    The Battle of Algiers

    7.8811966HD

    Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his...

    The Battle of Algiers
  • 1996
    The Stupids

    The Stupids

    The Stupids

    4.71996HD

    An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.

    The Stupids
  • 1960
    Kapo

    Kapo

    Kapo

    6.9081960HD

    Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo,...

    Kapo
  • 1969
    Burn!

    Burn!

    Burn!

    6.7381969HD

    The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British...

    Burn!
  • 1953
    The Unfaithfuls

    The Unfaithfuls

    The Unfaithfuls

    5.71953HD

    A group of "respectable" people are all partly responsible for the suicide of a servant girl. They are pounced upon by a wily blackmailer, who knows...

    The Unfaithfuls
  • 1953
    Love in the City

    Love in the City

    Love in the City

    6.51953HD

    Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

    Love in the City
  • 1979
    Operation Ogre

    Operation Ogre

    Operation Ogre

    6.81979HD

    Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the...

    Operation Ogre
  • 1989
    12 Directors for 12 Cities

    12 Directors for 12 Cities

    12 Directors for 12 Cities

    51989HD

    Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.

    12 Directors for 12 Cities
  • 1984
    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    6.21984HD

    A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the Italian Communist Party.

    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
  • 2004
    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    7.22004HD

    To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and...

    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
  • 1955
    Toto and Carolina

    Toto and Carolina

    Toto and Carolina

    6.41955HD

    During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.

    Toto and Carolina
  • 1957
    The Wide Blue Road

    The Wide Blue Road

    The Wide Blue Road

    61957HD

    Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò...

    The Wide Blue Road
  • 1992
    Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth

    Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth

    Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth

    5.71992HD

    Presented by the late literary critic Edward Said, this thirty-seven minute 1992 documentary reflects on director Gillo Pontecorvo's youth and...

    Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
  • 2009
    Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

    Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

    Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

    02009HD

    Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
  • 2002
    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    02002HD

    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
  • 1946
    Outcry

    Outcry

    Outcry

    6.11946HD

    A neorealist tribute to the Italian resistance fighters of World War II.

    Outcry
  • 1955
    Giovanna

    Giovanna

    Giovanna

    61955HD

    This short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact a...

    Giovanna
  • 2005
    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

    6.72005HD

    A documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers.

    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
  • 1957
    The Wind Rose

    The Wind Rose

    The Wind Rose

    51957HD

    An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

    The Wind Rose
  • 1995
    Rome, November 12, 1994

    Rome, November 12, 1994

    Rome, November 12, 1994

    01995HD

    Francesco Maselli pitched this documentary to the CGIL, CISL, and UIL trade unions as part of the 1.5 million people protest march on November 12,...

    Rome, November 12, 1994