TY - ADVS AU - Mario Monicelli AU - Mario Monicelli AU - Agenore Incrocci AU - Furio Scarpelli AU - Marcello Mastroianni AU - Renato Salvatori AU - Gabriella Giorgelli TI - I compagni: The Organizer AV - PN1997 .C667 1963 PY - 1963/// CY - Italy PB - Lux Film, Vides Cinematografica, Méditerrannée Cinéma Production N1 - Special features include: - Introduction by director Mario Monicelli from 2006 - Trailer - Essay by film critic J. Hoberman N2 - From Case Cover: In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it's not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor that they find a voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli is a beautiful and moving ode to the power of the people, brimming with humor and honesty. From IMDb: A former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a late 19th Century textile factory ER -