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The Organizer

1963 · 130 min

A slow-burning, humanistic portrait of solidarity and hardship, mixing warmth and despair with a clear-eyed view of struggle.

Tagline
A RARE MOTION PICTURE... BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE!
Overview
In the late 19th century, a former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a textile factory in Turin, Italy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • survival
  • justice
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, comedy
Directed by
Mario Monicelli
Written by
Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli
Starring
Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli, Folco Lulli, Bernard Blier, Raffaella Carrà, François Périer, Vittorio Sanipoli
Music
Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime
130 min
Country
France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Languages
Italian

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