The Scavengers (1972)

Release Date: 1972-11-05
Runtime: 1h 34min
Production Company: Palumbo Produzioni
Production Country: Italy
Director: Ermanno Olmi

Via the Chicago Reader: "After World War II an Italian soldier returns to his hometown near the Alps and, unable to find a job, hooks up with a crotchety hermit who scavenges buried shells and bombs for scrap metal."