The Organizer
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| Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
| Written by | Mario Monicelli Age & Scarpelli |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Renato Salvatori Annie Girardot Folco Lulli Gabriella Giorgelli Bernard Blier Raffaella Carrà François Périer Vittorio Sanipoli |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Lux Film |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Organizer (Italian: I compagni) is a 1963 Italian-French-Yugoslavian-produced drama film written by Mario Monicelli and Age & Scarpelli, and directed by Mario Monicelli. Set in Turin at the end of the 19th century, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as a labor activist who becomes involved with a group of textile factory workers who go on strike.
The film had its premiere at the 35th Congress of the Italian Socialist Party. The script was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 37th Academy Awards.