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The Organizer (Italian: I compagni) is a 1963 Italian-French-Yugoslavian-produced drama film written by Mario Monicelli and Age & Scarpelli, and directed by Mario Monicelli. Set in Turin at the end of the 19th century, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as a labor activist who becomes involved with a group of textile factory workers who go on strike.
A 1963 film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Marcello Mastroianni as a teacher who helps workers strike against a textile factory in Turin. The film was nominated for an Oscar and received critical acclaim for its realistic and humorous portrayal of the historical events.
The story of exploited textile factory workers in Turin, Italy at the turn of the century and their beginnings of their fight for better working conditions. Professor Sinigaglia is sent by (presumably) the Socialists to help them organize their strike and give form to their struggle.
The Organizer. In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it’s not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor (Marcello Mastroianni) that they find their voice, unite, and stand up for themselves.
In the latest installment of our Spotlight series, critic Imogen Sara Smith examines Mario Monicelli’s politically engaged comedy THE ORGANIZER, a film that asks whether comedy can find room for such serious subject matter as trade unionism and class struggle.
Apr 24, 2012 · The Organizer, which had its Italian premiere at the 35th Congress of the Italian Socialist Party, is, above all, a movie about how difficult it is to organize collective action, set in a period when Italian unions barely existed.
The Organizer. Professor Sinigaglia (Marcello Mastroianni) is the title character in this darkly comedic Italian drama about mistreated factory workers in the city of Turin.
