September 1, 1947
Release Date

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People of the Po Valley (1947)

Name: People of the Po Valley
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1947-09-01

11m

Running Time

September 1, 1947
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Plot.

A documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Currently People of the Po Valley is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel

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Cast & Crew.

Rina Morelli

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Michelangelo Antonioni

Director / Writer

Mario Labroca

Original Music Composer

Piero Portalupi

Director of Photography

Carlo Alberto Chiesa

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 1, 1947

Original Name
Gente del Po

Status
Released

Running Time
11m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

italy

poverty

barge

river barge

short

Wiki.

Gente del Po, sometimes referred to in English as People of the Po Valley, is an Italian documentary short film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni in 1943 and released in 1947. It was Antonioni's debut film and is, together with Luchino Visconti's Ossessione, considered to be one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism. Gente del Po documents people living on or near the Po river, including barge workers and fishermen.