Heroic Charge (1952)
In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area of Soviet territory the men arrive at a village that seems deserted. A patrol sent on reconnaissance comes under machine-gun fire from the top of a bell-tower.
Director:
Francesco De Robertis
Writer:
Francesco De Robertis
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Dario Michaelis as Captain Valli |
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Tania Weber as Kalina Ifienov |
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Franco Fabrizi as Captain Franchi |
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Alfredo Rizzo as Il Colonnello |
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Domenico Modugno as Soldato di cavalleria |
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Gigi Reder as Soldato di cavalleria |
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Ludovico Ceriana as |
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Giovanni Del Balzo as |
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Odoardo Fiory as |
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Edward Fleming as |
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Romolo Germano as |
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Nino Milano as |
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Luciano Pallocchia as |
| Directing | Francesco De Robertis | Director |
| Production | Antonio Mambretti | Producer |
| Writing | Francesco De Robertis | Story |
| Writing | Francesco De Robertis | Screenplay |
| Sound | Enzo Masetti | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fernando Previtali | Conductor |
| Production | Jone Tuzi | Production Manager |
| Production | Nicolò Pomilia | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Carlo Bellero | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Angelo Baistrocchi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mario Fioretti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Aldo Pinelli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dino Reni | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Romano Sillani | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Odoardo Fiory | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Danilo Marciani | Unit Manager |
| Production | Mario Cecchi Gori | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Otto Pellegrini | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Piero Filippone | Production Design |
| Art | Luigi Gervasi | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Franco Fraticelli | Editor |
| Sound | Odoardo Bandini | Sound |
| Directing | Marcello Andrei | Co-Director |