We the Living

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We the Living is a 1942 Italian film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s novel, depicting life and individual struggle under Soviet totalitarianism.

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instanceOf Italian film
film
authorOfSourceWork Ayn Rand NERFINISHED
basedOn We the Living (novel) NERFINISHED
censorshipStatus subject to censorship in Fascist Italy
centralConflict heroine’s attempt to live as an individual in a collectivist state
character Andrei Taganov NERFINISHED
Kira Argounova NERFINISHED
Leo Kovalensky NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Jan Stallich NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
depicts Soviet totalitarianism
communist party apparatus in the USSR
director Goffredo Alessandrini NERFINISHED
distribution Scalera Film NERFINISHED
editingBy Otello Colangeli NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Cinecittà Studios NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
format black-and-white film
genre drama film
romantic drama film
war drama film
hasVersion Noi vivi / Addio Kira (two-part release) NERFINISHED
historicalContext produced during World War II
produced under Fascist Italy
laterEditedAs We the Living (1942–1943 Italian two-part film) NERFINISHED
mainTheme individual struggle under totalitarianism
opposition to Soviet totalitarianism
musicBy Renzo Rossellini NERFINISHED
notableFor early screen adaptation of Ayn Rand’s work
originalLanguage Italian
portrays conflict between individual and state
life under Soviet regime
producer Scalera Film NERFINISHED
productionCompany Scalera Film NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1936
releaseYear 1942
runtime approximately 170 minutes
screenwriter Aldo Vergano NERFINISHED
Goffredo Alessandrini NERFINISHED
setInPeriod post-revolutionary Soviet Union
stars Alida Valli NERFINISHED
Fosco Giachetti NERFINISHED
Rossano Brazzi NERFINISHED
title Noi vivi NERFINISHED

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Alida Valli notableWork We the Living
Ayn Rand notableWork We the Living