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 |
| Camera | Mario Fioretti | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Otto Pellegrini | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Luigi Gervasi | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Marcello Andrei | Co-Director |
| Writing | Francesco De Robertis | Story |
| Production | Jone Tuzi | Production Manager |
| Editing | Franco Fraticelli | Editor |
| Sound | Enzo Masetti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Aldo Pinelli | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Odoardo Fiory | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Danilo Marciani | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Angelo Baistrocchi | Camera Operator |
| Production | Mario Cecchi Gori | Production Assistant |
| Art | Piero Filippone | Production Design |
| Writing | Francesco De Robertis | Screenplay |
| Camera | Carlo Bellero | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Romano Sillani | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Odoardo Bandini | Sound |
| Sound | Fernando Previtali | Conductor |
| Production | Nicolò Pomilia | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Dino Reni | Camera Operator |