The Organizer (1963)

Description

The Criterion Collection

• Not Rated | 130 minutes
• Black & White
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Italian
• Spine #610

Directed by Mario Monicelli
Cover by Caitlin Kuhwald

In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it’s not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor (Marcello Mastroianni) that they find their voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli, brimming with humor and honesty, is a beautiful and moving ode to the power of the people, and features engaging, naturalistic performances; cinematography by the great Giuseppe Rotunno; and a multilayered, Oscar-nominated screenplay by Monicelli, Agenore Incrocci, and Furio Scarpelli.

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