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We the Living (originally released in 1942 as two films, Noi vivi and Addio Kira) is a film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel We the Living. It was directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and stars Alida Valli, Rossano Brazzi, and Fosco Giachetti. It was made and released in Italy during World War II, then subsequently banned by the Fascist government and pulled from theaters. The film was lost and forgotten for decades, then found and restored with Rand's involvement. The film was released for the first time in the United States in 1986.
Original Release
10/20/1942
US Release
11/25/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fosco Giachetti | Andrei Taganov |
| Alida Valli | Kira Argounova |
| Rossano Brazzi | Leo Kovalenski |
| Giovanni Grasso | Stephan Tishenko |
| Emilio Cigoli | Pavel Sjerov |
| Annibale Betrone | Vassili Dunaev |
| Elvira Betrone | Maria Petrovna Dunaev |
| Sennuccio Benelli | Saska |
| Gioia Collei | La piccola Acia Dunaev |
| Bianca Doria | Irina Dunaev |
Directors
Writers
Goffredo Alessandrini, Ayn Rand, Corrado Alvaro, Orio Vergani, Anton Giulio Majano, Oreste Biancoli
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fosco Giachetti | Andrei Taganov |
| Alida Valli | Kira Argounova |
| Rossano Brazzi | Leo Kovalenski |
| Giovanni Grasso | Stephan Tishenko |
| Emilio Cigoli | Pavel Sjerov |
| Annibale Betrone | Vassili Dunaev |
| Elvira Betrone | Maria Petrovna Dunaev |
| Sennuccio Benelli | Saska |
| Gioia Collei | La piccola Acia Dunaev |
| Bianca Doria | Irina Dunaev |
| Cesarina Gheraldi | La compagna Sonja |
| Claudia Marti | Lidia Augounova |
| Evelina Paoli | Galina Petrovna Argounova |
| Lamberto Picasso | GPU Captain |
| Mario Pisu | Viktor Dunaev |
| Gina Sammarco | Tonja |
| Guglielmo Sinaz | Morozov |
| Gero Zambuto | Alexej Argounov |
| Alfredo Anghinelli | Il commissario degli alloggi |
| Giulio Battiferri | Member of the Epuration Commission |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Erika Holzer | Producer |
| Henry Mark Holzer | Producer |
| Duncan Scott | Producer |
