The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971 film directed by Elio Petri
Movie film Q1197936
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
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The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Summary

The Working Class Goes to Heaven is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the David di Donatello for Best Film[3].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor[5].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress[6].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the Palme d'Or[7].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven was directed by Elio Petri[9].
  • Elio Petri wrote the screenplay for The Working Class Goes to Heaven[10].
  • Ugo Pirro wrote the screenplay for The Working Class Goes to Heaven[11].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven's composer is recorded as Ennio Morricone[12].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven's genre is drama film[13].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Gian Maria Volonte[14].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Mariangela Melato[15].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Salvo Randone[16].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Guerrino Crivello[17].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Gino Pernice[18].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Luigi Diberti[19].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Ezio Marano[20].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Flavio Bucci[21].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Luigi Uzzo[22].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Giuseppe Fortis[23].
  • A cast member of The Working Class Goes to Heaven was Carla Mancini[24].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven was produced by Ugo Tucci[25].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven's production company is recorded as Euro International Film[26].
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven's director of photography is recorded as Luigi Kuveiller[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2009[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary jazz, cool jazz, easy listening, free improvisation, jazz, pop[31]

  • Community tags: classical, contemporary jazz, cool jazz, easy listening, free improvisation, jazz, pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1ecae3f4-76cb-493c-80fb-28dbc9ee630d[33]

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Authorship and Creation

The Working Class Goes to Heaven was produced by Ugo Tucci[25]. It was directed by Elio Petri[9]. Screenwriters include Elio Petri[10] and Ugo Pirro[11]. Cast members include Gian Maria Volonte[14], Mariangela Melato[15], Salvo Randone[16], Guerrino Crivello[17], Gino Pernice[18], and Luigi Diberti[19].

Publication

The Working Class Goes to Heaven was released on September 17, 1971[34]. The original language of it was Italian[35]. Its genre is drama film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Reception

Awards received include David di Donatello for Best Film[3], a film award category[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1969[39]; Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4], a class of award[40], in France[41], founded in 1967[42]; Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor[5], an award for best supporting actor[43], in Italy[44], founded in 1946[45]; Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress[6], an award for best leading actress[46], in Italy[47], founded in 1946[48]; and Palme d'Or[7], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[49], in France[50], founded in 1955[51], headquartered in Cannes[52].

Why It Matters

The Working Class Goes to Heaven ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did The Working Class Goes to Heaven receive?

Honors received include David di Donatello for Best Film[3], Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4], Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor[5], and Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress[6].

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  28. [34] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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