Luca Marinelli stars in the title role of this drama based on Jack London's novel. In 20th-century Naples, Martin Eden is a young sailor who falls in love with aristocrat Elena Orsini (Jessica Cressy) after saving her brother from a beating. She inspires him to educate himself and he ultimately decides he wants to become a writer. He pursues his dream despite constant rejection, but his lack of money and lowly class status cause his relationship with Elena to deteriorate before he attains success.
Director: Pietro Marcello
Producer: Beppe Caschetto
Producer: Viola Fügen
Producer: Pietro Marcello
Producer: Thomas Ordonneau
Producer: Michael Weber
Writer: Pietro Marcello
Writer: Maurizio Braucci
Music: Marco Messina
Music: Sacha Ricci
Cinematographer: Alessandro Abate
Cinematographer: Francesco Di Giacomo
Actor: Luca Marinelli
Actor: Jessica Cressy
Actor: Vincenzo Nemolato
Actor: Marco Leonardi
Actor: Denise Sardisco
Actor: Carmen Pommella
Actor: Carlo Cecchi
Actor: Autilia Ranieri
Actor: Elisabetta Valgoi
Actor: Pietro Ragusa