The Working Class Goes to Heaven

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:aspect_ratio 1.85:1
gptkbp:awards Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
$1 million (estimated)
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Boss
gptkb:Luca
gptkb:The_Union_Leader
Bruna
gptkbp:cinematography Luigi Kuveiller
gptkbp:color gptkb:color
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Ennio_Morricone
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive reviews
Generally positive reviews.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced later films about labor.
Influenced labor movements in Italy.
gptkbp:cultural_significance Represents 1970s Italian cinema.
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Elio_Petri
gptkbp:director gptkb:Elio_Petri
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
Cineriz
gptkbp:edited_by Franco Arcalli
gptkbp:editor Franco Arcalli
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Milan,_Italy
gptkbp:filmography Political satire.
Social commentary.
gptkbp:followed_by The Working Class Goes to Heaven 2 (unofficial sequel)
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_10th_Victim
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:home_media_release Released on Blu-ray.
Released on DVD.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Working Class Goes to Heaven
gptkbp:influenced Political films
Socialist cinema
Subsequent Italian films about labor.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Italian_neorealism
gptkbp:inspiration Inspired by real labor strikes.
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:Streaming_services
gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:legacy Considered a classic of Italian cinema.
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Ennio_Morricone
gptkbp:notable_quote " The working class goes to heaven."
" The working class goes to heaven, but the bosses go to hell."
gptkbp:plot A factory worker's life and struggles.
gptkbp:plot_summary A factory worker's life changes after an accident.
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:A_Quiet_Place_in_the_Country
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Rai_Cinema
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Cinematografica_Associati
gptkbp:rating 85% on Rotten Tomatoes
7.8/10 on IM Db
gptkbp:release_date September 1971
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1971
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1971
gptkbp:remake None officially.
gptkbp:runtime 112 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Elio_Petri
gptkbp:soundtrack Released as a separate album.
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Philippe_Noiret
gptkb:Gian_Maria_Volonté
gptkb:Mariangela_Melato
gptkbp:themes Social justice
Labor rights
alienation
class struggle
capitalism
Class struggle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elio_Petri
gptkb:Gian_Maria_Volonté
gptkb:1972_Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5