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unusual facts about Christ Stopped at Eboli


Christ Stopped at Eboli

In 1979, the book was adapted into a film, directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Gian Maria Volonté as Carlo Levi.


Aliano

Aliano is probably most famous for being the inspiration for the fictional town of Gagliano in Carlo Levi's book Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli).

Francesco Rosi

His 1979 film Christ Stopped at Eboli won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.

Osvaldo Bayer

Francesco Rosi, who directed the Christ Stopped at Eboli, was supposed to make a film adaptation of his book on Di Giovanni, but renounced after the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing, saying it was not the time to make a film on a terrorist.


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