Viva l'Italia!

Viva l'Italia! (1961)

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The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.

Director: Roberto Rossellini
Writers: Roberto Rossellini, Antonio Petrucci, Sergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri, Antonello Trombadori.

Casts

	Renzo Ricci as Giuseppe Garibaldi
	Paolo Stoppa as Nino Bixio
	Franco Interlenghi as Giuseppe Bandi
	Giovanna Ralli as Rosa
	Raimondo Croce as King Francesco II
	Tina Louise as French Journalist
	Leone Botta as Menotti Garibaldi
	Giovanni Petti as Fabrizio Plutino
	Attilio Dottesio as Francesco Crispi
	Gino Buzzanca as
	Remo De Angelis as
	Carlo Gazzabini as
	Evar Maran as
	Antun Nalis as
	Vando Tress as
	Aristide Catoni as Reverend (uncredited)
	Terzo Monachesi as Garibaldino (uncredited)
	Nando Angelini as
	Luigi Borghese as
	Ignazio Balsamo as
	Bruno Scipioni as
	Renato Montalbano as

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