Giovanni Piscitello — Difficult Years Character Profile

About Giovanni Piscitello

Aldo's son who returns from military service, marries, and is forced back into the army as Italy allies with Germany. He faces a tragic fate when stopped by fleeing German soldiers while on furlough.

Character Facts

Played by

Massimo Girotti

Appears in

Difficult Years (1948)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Difficult Years

• Aldo Piscitello (Umberto Spadaro)
• Rosina Piscitello (Ave Ninchi)
• Il podestà (Enzo Biliotti)
• Sacchi (Olinto Cristina)
• Elena Piscitello (Delia Scala)
• Il nonnino (Ernesto Almirante)
• Fegarotta (Agostino Salvietti)
• Riccardo, the Baron's son (Carlo Sposito)
• Il Ministro (Loris Gizzi)
• Narrator, Italian original version (Sandro Ruffini)
• Turi (Ermanno Randi)
• Elena (voice) (Rosetta Calavetta)