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La via del petrolio

La via del petrolio

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 2, 1967

Runtime

2h 15m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

La via del petrolio

Production Companies

Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) S.p.A., RAI

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Description

La Via del Petrolio is a three-part documentary Bernardo Bertolucci made for the Italian oil giant ENI that aired in 1967. The film was made following Bertolucci’s breakthrough second feature Before the Revolution, and the director has said that it’s a documentary made by a man who is desperate to direct another feature. The film was presented in three parts: "The Origins", "At Sea" and "In the Heart of Europe".