Lo zappatore(1950)
A poor farmer who has struggled to advance his son's career as a lawyer is spurned by the ungrateful offspring when he visits him in the big city, to convey the news that the mother is dying.
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A poor farmer who has struggled to advance his son's career as a lawyer is spurned by the ungrateful offspring when he visits him in the big city, to convey the news that the mother is dying.
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1950-12-31
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