Steel () is a 1933 Italian drama film directed by Walter Ruttmann and starring Piero Pastore, Isa Pola and Vittorio Bellaccini. The film was shot on location at the steel mills in Terni in Umbria.Bondanella p.27 It was based on the novel Giuoca, Pietro! by Luigi Pirandello. With its semi-documentary style it was one of a number of films made in the Fascist era that serve as a precursor to Italian neorealism which emerged in the mid-1940s.Bondanella p.26-27
Synopsis Two steelworkers engage in a violent rivalry over a woman.
Cast Piero Pastore as Mario Velini Isa Pola as Gina Vittorio Bellaccini as Pietro Ricci Alfredo Polveroni as Pietro's father Olga Capri as Pietro's mother Romano Calò Romolo Costa Domenico Serra Giulio Massarotti Arcangelo Aversa Enzo Paglierici Luigi Erminio D'Olivo
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Bibliography Bondanella, Peter. A History of Italian Cinema. Continuum, 2009. Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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