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Directed by | Ermanno Olmi |
Screenplay by | Ermanno Olmi |
Based on | Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio by Dino Buzzati |
Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
Starring | Paolo Villaggio, Giulio Brogi |
Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
Edited by | Fabio Olmi |
Music by | Franco Piersanti |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 134 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Secret of the Old Woods (Italian: Il segreto del bosco vecchio) is a 1993 Italian fantastic drama film written, directed and starred by Ermanno Olmi. It is based on the novel with the same name by Dino Buzzati.[1]
For his performance Paolo Villaggio won the Nastro d'Argento for best actor.[2] The film also won the David di Donatello for best cinematography.[2]