The Five Days

The Five Days

122 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | Dec. 20, 1973

In 1848, as Italy becomes engulfed in a bubbling revolution to finally get rid of the ruling Austrians, a patriotic prisoner named Cainazzo begins to wonder if he will soon get the chance to see the revolution in action away from his prison cell. Suddenly, a cannonball comes flying through the air and knocks the main wall of the prison down. Excited to have a chance to see the change taking place in person, Cainazzo hits a bumpy road when one of his former fellow prisoners yells out to all the revolutionary gangs that Cainazzo is not a patriot, but is in fact a traitor!

The Five Days

122 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | Dec. 20, 1973

The Five Days
In 1848, as Italy becomes engulfed in a bubbling revolution to finally get rid of the ruling Austrians, a patriotic prisoner named Cainazzo begins to wonder if he will soon get the chance to see the revolution in action away from his prison cell. Suddenly, a cannonball comes flying through the air and knocks the main wall of the prison down. Excited to have a chance to see the change taking place in person, Cainazzo hits a bumpy road when one of his former fellow prisoners yells out to all the revolutionary gangs that Cainazzo is not a patriot, but is in fact a traitor!
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Seda Spettacoli
Original title Le cinque giornate
Directors Nellita Zampieri, Franco Conti, Sofia Scandurra, Dario Argento
Writers Nanni Balestrini, Franco Catalano, Luigi Cozzi, Enzo Ungari, Dario Argento

Cast

Adriano Celentano

as Cainazzo

Enzo Cerusico

as Romolo Marcelli

Marilù Tolo

as The Countess

Luisa De Santis

as Pregnant Woman

Glauco Onorato

as Zampino

Fulvio Mingozzi

as Man at Debate

Carla Tatò

as The Widow

Sergio Graziani

as Baron Tranzunto

Salvatore Baccaro

as Garafino

Ugo Bologna

as Official at Victory Celebration

Tom Felleghy

as Mariano

Emilio Marchesini

as Prisoner

Ivana Monti

as Woman Who Tranzunto Rapes

Stefano Oppedisano

as Man at Debate

Dario Argento

as Bandaged Man with Tranzunto (uncredited)

Dante Maggio

as Old Man in Jail (uncredited)