Lulu The Tool

– A conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine. The accident causes him to beco..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 5 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Original Name:
La classe operaia va in paradiso
Lulu the Tool (1971) - Also known as La classe operaia va in paradiso

A conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine. The accident causes him to become more involved in political and revolutionary groups.

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Release Date:

17 Sep 1971

Language:

Italian

Director:

Elio Petri

Writer:

Elio Petri (story & screenplay), Ugo Pirro (story & screenplay)

Main Actors:

Gian Maria Volontè, Mariangela Melato, Gino Pernice, Luigi Diberti

Plot:

Lulù is a real hard worker. For this reason he is loved by the masters and hated by his own colleagues. The unions decide agitations against the masters. Lulù doesn't agree till he cuts, by accident, one of his own fingers. Now, after he understood the worker's conditions, he agrees the unions and participates to the strike. He immediately is fired and, not only is abandoned by his lover, but also by the other workers. But the fights of the unions allow him under a new legislation to be hired again. At this point his mind starts giving collapse signs...

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Euro International Film (EIA)

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10