A Boy from Calabria
1987, Italian. Directed by Luigi Comencini.
Set in 1960, the year of the Rome Olympics, a 13 year-old boy with aspirations to become an athlete befriends an ageing, disabled bus driver who understands his ambitions.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Luigi ComenciniDirector
- Gian Maria VolontéFelice
- Diego AbatantuonoNicola Sileca
- Thérèse LiotardMariuccia Sileca
- Santo PolimenoDomenico 'Mimì' Sileca
- Giada DesideriCrisolinda
- Enzo RuotiAutista Fiat 600
- Jacques PeyracBarista
- Jean-René MasreveryPreside
- Alessandro CasilePasqualino
- Rosario CostantinoMedico
- Bruno CrisafioVincenzino
- Raffaella De CarolisCast
Details
- Released
- 11 September 1987
- Original title
- Un ragazzo di Calabria
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Francesca Comencini, Ugo Pirro, Demetrio Casile
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A Boy from Calabria runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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A Boy from Calabria isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 September 1987. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Boy from Calabria?
If you liked A Boy from Calabria, try Fast Girls, Gigi & Nate, I Am David.
Who directed A Boy from Calabria?
A Boy from Calabria (1987) was directed by Luigi Comencini and stars Gian Maria Volonté, Diego Abatantuono, Thérèse Liotard.