Banditi a Orgosolo (Bandits of Orgosolo) is a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta. De Seta won an Award for the film at the Venice Film Festival.

Banditi a Orgosolo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVittorio De Seta
Written byVittorio De Seta
Vera Gherarducci
Produced byVittorio De Seta
StarringVittorina Pisano
Cinematography
Edited byJolanda Benvenuti
Music byValentino Bucchi
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Cast

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  • Michele Cossu ... Michele Cossu
  • Peppeddu Cuccu ... Peppeddu Cossu
  • Vittorina Pisano ... Mintonia

Plot

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Michele, a shepherd of Orgoloso, Sardinia who is wrongly suspected of involvement with bandits he encountered who committed pig rustling and killed a policeman, flees to the hills with his flock, which he bought on credit after a poor previous year, and young shepherd brother, rather than surrender and risk losing them during the investigation and thus his family's income. He is pursued by police and, in his journey into the inaccessible areas of Barbagia, where there is little water or pasture, loses his sheep.

One night, deep in debt and facing impending trials, he enters a sheepfold and steals the sheep at gunpoint. Michele has become a bandit.

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