Padre Padrone (1977)

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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.

• Released: 1977-05-20
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 134 votes

Directed by Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani.

Top cast

• Omero Antonutti as Padre
• Saverio Marconi as Gavino
• Marcella Michelangeli as Madre
• Fabrizio Forte as Young Gavino
• Marino Cenna as Young shepherd
• Stanko Molnar as Sebastiano
• Gavino Ledda as Himself
• Nanni Moretti as Cesare
• Pierluigi Alvau
• Giuseppino Angioni

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Padre Padrone

• United States: stream on Cohen Media Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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