The Working Class Goes to Heaven
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| The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso) | |
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
| Produced by | Ugo Tucci |
| Written by | Ugo Pirro Elio Petri |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volontè Mariangela Melato Gino Pernice |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) |  17 September 1971 11 May 1975 (NYC only) |
| Running time | 125 min |
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The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Italian: La classe operaia va in paradiso) is a 1971 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 and, implicitly, his struggle with the trade unions. The worker in question, Lulu, is described in the first part of the film as a Stakhanovite.
The film shared the Grand Prix with The Mattei Affair at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972. Italian actor legend Gian Maria Volonté was the leading actor in both films.
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| Preceded by The Go-Between |
Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 1972 tied with The Mattei Affair |
Succeeded by The Hireling tied with Scarecrow |
