The Five Days Explained

The Five Days
Director:Dario Argento
Producer:Salvatore Argento
Screenplay:Dario Argento
Nanni Balestrini
Story:Enzo Ungari
Dario Argento
Luigi Cozzi
Franco Catalano
Starring:Adriano Celentano
Enzo Cerusico
Marilù Tolo
Music:Giorgio Gaslini
Cinematography:Luigi Kuveiller
Editing:Franco Fraticelli
Studio:Seda Spettacoli
Distributor:Euro International Films
Runtime:122 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

The Five Days (Italian: Le cinque giornate; also known as The Five Days of Milan) is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Dario Argento.

Plot

The film is set in Milan in full swing during the anti-Austrian revolt of 1848.A petty criminal, Cainazzo (Adriano Celentano) and a baker, Romulus (Enzo Cerusico), are involuntarily involved in the movements of that period, the person finding the major contradictions of the time.Assist – in the midst of idealists and patriots – an exemplary gallery of characters: aristocrats, opportunistic, bloodthirsty adventurers, traitors. Reluctantly, the two villains are overwhelmed by events.But in the face of so much injustice and violence, Romulus responds, indicating instinctively what is the point of view of the people.

Release

The Five Days was released in Italy on 20 December 1973.[1]

Principal cast

ActorRole
Cainazzo
Romolo Marcelli
Marilù ToloThe Countess
Luisa De Santis Pregnant Woman
Zampino
Carla Tato The Widow
Sergio Graziani Baron Tranzunto

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120731020844/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/le-cinque-giornate-v143583. 31 July 2012. 30 August 2017. Le Cinque Giornate on AllMovie. AllMovie. Firsching. Robert.