Giuseppe De Santis
Director
Under the Olive Tree (1950)
A young shepherd returns home after the Second World War having been held in a prisoner of war camp. He finds that the local landowner has stolen his sheep and his girlfriend. When he also assaults and murders his sister, the shepherd takes revenge.
Keywords: imdb.self-justice, imdb.rape-and-revenge, imdb.carabinieri, imdb.money-lender, imdb.false-accusation, imdb.revenge, imdb.rape + 12 more, imdb.brechtian, imdb.breaking-the-fourth-wall, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.neorealism, imdb.italy, imdb.veteran, imdb.sister, imdb.shepherd, imdb.poverty, imdb.incarceration, imdb.escape, aspectratio.1-37-1
Production Companies: Lux Film
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107 min
Sept. 10, 1950
Released
NR