# Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

> A southern Italian family’s migration to Milan becomes a devastating portrait of poverty, desire, loyalty, and brotherly betrayal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4094

## Facts

- Runtime: 178 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
- Director: Luchino Visconti
- Cast: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Alessandra Panaro, Spiros Focás, Claudia Cardinale, Max Cartier
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054248/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, harrowing, intimate, classic cinema night, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A family's struggle for survival in a new city leads to passion and betrayal.

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