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Athos Magnani, son of an anti-fascist hero of the same name, who was assassinated in 1936, arrives in Tara, a little known town in the Padana plains where his father lived and died. He gradually discovers the truth about his father's life and death. Based on the story "Theme of the Traitor and the Hero" by J.L. Borges.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Athos Magnani/his father Giulio Brogi
- Draifa Alida Valli
- Gaibazzi Pippo Campanini
- Rasori Franco Giovanelli
- Costa Tino Scotti
- sailor Allen Midgette
- lion tamer Attilio Viti
- man leading lion Giuseppe Bertolucci
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Assistant Director Giuseppe Bertolucci
- Script Supervisor Mimmo Rafele
Production
- Production Company RAI
- Production Company Red Film
- Presents RAI
- Produced by Giovanni Bertolucci
- Unit Production Manager Aldo U. Passalacqua
- Production Supervisor Nicola Venditti
- Production Accountant Piero Sassaroli
- Production Secretary Attilio Viti
Writing
- Screenplay by Marilù Parolini
- Screenplay by Eduardo de Gregorio
- Screenplay by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Loosely based on the short story 'Tema del traditore e dell'eroe' by Jorge Luis Borges
Photography
- Photography by Vittorio Storaro
- Photography by Franco Di Giacomo
- Camera Operator Enrico Umetelli
- Camera Operator Giuseppe Lanci
- Camera Assistant Giuseppe Alberti
- Camera Assistant Franco Transunto
- Camera Assistant Mauro Marchetti
- Gaffer Luciano Galli
- Key Grip Alfredo Marchetti
Editing
- Edited by Roberto Perpignani
- 1st Assistant Editor Giancarlo Venarucci
- 2nd Assistant Editor Emanuele Prandi
Design
- Art Director Maria Paola Maino
Costumes
- Costume Designer Maria Paola Maino
Film processing
- Colour by Technicolor
Sound
- Sound Recordist Giorgio Pelloni