Steel (1933 film)

Steel
Directed by	Walter Ruttmann
Written by	Luigi Pirandello (novel) Stefano Landi Mario Soldati Emilio Cecchi Walter Ruttmann
Produced by	Emilio Cecchi Baldassarre Negroni
Starring	Piero Pastore Isa Pola Vittorio Bellaccini Alfredo Polveroni
Cinematography	Domenico Scala Massimo Terzano
Edited by	Giuseppe Fatigati Walter Ruttmann
Music by	Gian Francesco Malipiero
Production company	Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by	Cinès-Pittaluga
Release date	31 March 1933 (1933-03-31)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Steel (Italian: Acciaio) is a 1933 Italian drama film directed by Walter Ruttmann and starring Piero Pastore, Isa Pola and Vittorio Bellaccini. The film was shot on location at the steel mills in Terni in Umbria. It was based on the novel Giuoca, Pietro! by Luigi Pirandello. With its semi-documentary style it was one of a number of films made in the Fascist era that serve as a precursor to Italian neorealism which emerged in the mid-1940s.

Synopsis

Two steelworkers engage in a violent rivalry over a woman.

Cast

• Piero Pastore as Mario Velini
• Isa Pola as Gina
• Vittorio Bellaccini as Pietro Ricci
• Alfredo Polveroni as Pietro's father
• Olga Capri as Pietro's mother
• Romano Calò
• Romolo Costa
• Domenico Serra
• Giulio Massarotti
• Arcangelo Aversa
• Enzo Paglierici
• Luigi Erminio D'Olivo

Bibliography

• Bondanella, Peter. A History of Italian Cinema. Continuum, 2009.
• Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Steel at IMDb