L' Albero degli zoccoli

The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever child.

They decide to send him to school instead of make him help them, although this represents a great sacrifice. the boy has to wake up very early and walk several miles to get to the school. One day the boy's shoes break when returning home, but they do not have money to buy other. What can they do?

Directed by
Ermanno Olmi

Cast
Luigi Ornaghi - Batisti
Francesca Moriggi - Batistina
Omar Brignoli - Minek
Antonio Ferrari - Tuni
Teresa Brescianini - Widow Runk
Giuseppe Brignoli - Grandpa Anselmo
Carlo Rota - Peppino
Pasqualina Brolis - Teresina
Massimo Fratus - Pierino

Production Co.
RAI-TV Channel 1
Istituto Luce Italnoleggio Cinematograpfica
GPC

Studio
Fox Lorber Video

Writer
Ermanno Olmi

Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart