The Working Class Goes to Heaven(Movie, 1971)

Name: The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971
Duration: T02:5:00
Rating: 3.9

Original title: "La classe operaia va in paradiso" (Italian/IT)

2h 5min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 149 votes)

The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Italian: La classe operaia va in paradiso), released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production. The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Working Class Goes to Heaven

David di Donatello for Best Film Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress Palme d'Or

About The Working Class Goes to Heaven

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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Additional Information

Production country: Italy

Shot in: Novara

Plays in: Italy

Made by: Euro International Films (EIA)

Original language: Italian (IT)

Spoken languages: Italian (IT)

Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/17/1971

Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Mariangela Melato, Salvo Randone, Guerrino Crivello, Gino Pernice, Luigi Diberti, Ezio Marano, Flavio Bucci, Luigi Uzzo, Giuseppe Fortis, Carla Mancini

Director: Elio Petri

Producer: Ugo Tucci

Screenwriter: Elio Petri, Ugo Pirro

Film Editor: Ruggero Mastroianni

Director of Photography: Luigi Kuveiller

Composer: Ennio Morricone

Production Designer: Dante Ferretti

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"천국으로 가는 노동계급"

"Lulu the Tool"

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The Working Class Goes to Heaven(Movie, 1971)

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