Dear Father
1979, Italian. Directed by Dino Risi.
In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi's favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the '70s were dubbed "The Years of Lead" due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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- Released
- 11 April 1979
- Original title
- Caro papà
- Country
- Canada, France, Italy
- Written by
- Bernardino Zapponi, Marco Risi, Dino Risi
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Dear Father runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Dear Father isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 April 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dear Father?
Dear Father (1979) was directed by Dino Risi and stars Vittorio Gassman, Aurore Clément, Andrée Lachapelle.