Rocco and His Brothers
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Rocco and His Brothers is a 1960 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Luchino Visconti that follows a poor Southern family’s struggles after migrating to industrial Milan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rocco and His Brothers canonical | 14 |
| Rocco e i suoi fratelli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3827855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rocco and His Brothers Context triple: [Claudia Cardinale, notableWork, Rocco and His Brothers]
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A.
Il Prete Rosso
Il Prete Rosso is the famous nickname of Baroque composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi, referencing both his red hair and his status as a Catholic priest.
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B.
Spaccanapoli
Spaccanapoli is a famous narrow street in the historic center of Naples, Italy, known for slicing through the old city and showcasing its vibrant local life, architecture, and traditions.
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C.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
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D.
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American crime comedy film that blends mafia satire with romantic and screwball elements.
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E.
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 coming-of-age crime drama film set in 1960s New York, directed by and starring Robert De Niro and based on Chazz Palminteri’s autobiographical one-man play.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rocco and His Brothers Target entity description: Rocco and His Brothers is a 1960 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Luchino Visconti that follows a poor Southern family’s struggles after migrating to industrial Milan.
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A.
Il Prete Rosso
Il Prete Rosso is the famous nickname of Baroque composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi, referencing both his red hair and his status as a Catholic priest.
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B.
Spaccanapoli
Spaccanapoli is a famous narrow street in the historic center of Naples, Italy, known for slicing through the old city and showcasing its vibrant local life, architecture, and traditions.
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C.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
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D.
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American crime comedy film that blends mafia satire with romantic and screwball elements.
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E.
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 coming-of-age crime drama film set in 1960s New York, directed by and starring Robert De Niro and based on Chazz Palminteri’s autobiographical one-man play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ neorealist film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nastro d’Argento for Best Director
ⓘ
linked to:
Nastro d’Argento
Nastro d’Argento for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
linked to:
Nastro d’Argento
|
| awardReceivedBy | Annie Girardot – Nastro d’Argento for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original story by Luchino Visconti ⓘ |
| censorship | subject to cuts by Italian censors for violence and morality issues ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Ginetta – Claudia Cardinale
ⓘ
Nadia – Annie Girardot ⓘ
linked to:
Nadia
Rocco Parondi – Alain Delon ⓘ
linked to:
Alain Delon
Rosaria Parondi – Katina Paxinou ⓘ
linked to:
Katina Paxinou
Simone Parondi – Renato Salvatori ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giuseppe Rotunno ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Luchino Visconti ⓘ |
| distributor | Titanus ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mario Serandrei ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | 1960 Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmMovement |
Italian neorealism
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Neorealism
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
neorealism ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_and_His_Brothers ⓘ |
| includedInList | canonical works of Italian cinema ⓘ |
| influenced | later Italian social dramas ⓘ |
| laterRestored | yes ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ciro Parondi
ⓘ
Luca Parondi ⓘ Nadia ⓘ Rocco Parondi ⓘ Rosaria Parondi ⓘ Simone Parondi ⓘ Vincenzo Parondi ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nino Rota ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a poor Southern Italian family migrating to industrial Milan ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential portrayal of Southern Italian migrants in postwar Milan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| producer | Goffredo Lombardo ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Titanus ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1960-10-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 177 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Enrico Medioli
ⓘ
Luchino Visconti ⓘ Massimo Franciosa ⓘ Pasquale Festa Campanile ⓘ Suso Cecchi d’Amico ⓘ
linked to:
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
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| setInLocation | Milan ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
postwar Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied occupation of Italy
|
| starred |
Alain Delon
ⓘ
Annie Girardot ⓘ Claudia Cardinale ⓘ Katina Paxinou ⓘ Renato Salvatori ⓘ Roger Hanin ⓘ |
| theme |
brotherhood
ⓘ
family disintegration ⓘ industrialization ⓘ migration ⓘ poverty ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
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