---
title: 'Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francesco Rosi'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 150
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/christ-stopped-at-eboli-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079010/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)

1979 · 150 min · Drama, War · France, Italy

Original title: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

## Synopsis

Christ Stopped at Eboli, also known as Eboli in the United States, is a 1979 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi, adapted from the book of the same name by Carlo Levi. It stars Gian Maria Volonté as Levi, a political dissident under Fascism who was exiled in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi)
- **Screenplay:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi), [Carlo Levi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-levi), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra), [Raffaele La Capria](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaele-la-capria)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Producer:** [Franco Cristaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-cristaldi), [Nicola Carraro](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-carraro)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pasqualino De Santis](https://cinepixo.com/people/pasqualino-de-santis)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Accursio Di Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/accursio-di-leo)
- [Luigi Infantino](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-infantino)
- [Gian Maria Volonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-maria-volonte)
- [Stavros Tornes](https://cinepixo.com/people/stavros-tornes)
- [Antonio Allocca](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-allocca)
- [Paolo Bonacelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-bonacelli)
- [Alain Cuny](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-cuny)
- [Irene Papas](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-papas)
- [Lea Massari](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-massari)
- [François Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-simon)
- [Vincenzo Vitale](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-vitale)

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Official site: https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/cristosiefermatoaeboli
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/christ-stopped-at-eboli-1979
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