Bengasi (1942)
The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabitants of Benghazi work to resist the British and discover their military plans. One man, Captain Enrico Berti, appears to be collaborating with the British but is in fact working undercover for Italian intelligence. The film ends with the city being recaptured by Italian troops and their Nazi German allies.
Director:
Augusto Genina
Writers:
Edoardo Anton, Ugo Betti, Alessandro De Stefani, Augusto Genina.
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Fosco Giachetti as Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti |
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Maria von Tasnady as Carla Berti |
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Amedeo Nazzari as Filippo Colleoni |
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Vivi Gioi as Vivi Gioi |
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Guido Notari as Bürgermeister / Il podestà italiano a Bengasi |
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Leo Garavaglia as Dr. Malpini |
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Laura Redi as Fanny / Maria detta 'Fanny' |
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Fedele Gentile as Antonio |
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Amelia Bissi as Mutter / La madre di Giovanni |
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Carlo Duse as Hauptmann Marchi / Il capitano Marchi |
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Piero Heliczer as Sandrino Berti (Pucci) |
| Directing | Augusto Genina | Director |
| Sound | Antonio Veretti | Music |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande | Sound Director |
| Sound | Adriana Novelli | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Augusto Genina | Story |
| Writing | Edoardo Anton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ugo Betti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alessandro De Stefani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Augusto Genina | Screenplay |
