Christ Stopped at Eboli (film)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli), also known as Eboli in the United States, is a 1979 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi, adapted from the book of the same name by Carlo Levi. It stars Gian Maria Volonté as Levi, a political dissident under Fascism who was exiled in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.
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| Directed by | Francesco Rosi |
| Written by | Francesco Rosi Tonino Guerra Raffaele La Capria |
| Produced by | Nicola Carraro Franco Cristaldi |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volonté Paolo Bonacelli Alain Cuny Lea Massari Irene Papas François Simon |
| Cinematography | Pasqualino De Santis |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
Production companies | Rai 2 Vides Cinematografica Action Films |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 150 minutes (1979 theatrical release) 220 minutes (uncut TV version) |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $82,126 |
The film was shown out of competition at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and was the first to receive a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1983.
It was included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.
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