The Mill on the Po(1949)

movie - first aired/released 1949-09-28 - audience 5.9

Directed by Alberto Lattuada

In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relatives. Peasant unrest, carried to extremes by both workers and landowners, leads to violence and tragedy.