---
title: 'Il piccolo Archimede (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gianni Amelio'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/il-piccolo-archimede-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079717/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Il piccolo Archimede (1979)

1979 · 83 min · Comedy · Italy


## Synopsis

Il piccolo Archimede is a 1979 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Gianni Amelio. It is an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's short story "The Young Archimedes" (1924). For her role Laura Betti was awarded as best actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gianni Amelio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-amelio)
- **Screenplay:** [Gianni Amelio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-amelio), [Aldous Huxley](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldous-huxley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roman Vlad](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-vlad)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guido Bertoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-bertoni)

## Cast

- [Shirley Corrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-corrigan)
- [John Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-steiner)
- [Laura Betti](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-betti)
- [Aldo Salvi](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-salvi)

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