1860 (1934)
The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.
Director:
Alessandro Blasetti
Writer:
Gino Mazzucchi
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Giuseppe Gulino as Carmelo Trau |
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Aida Bellia as Rosuzza Trau |
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Gianfranco Giachetti as padre Costanzo |
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Mario Ferrari as colonnello Carini |
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Maria Denis as Clelia |
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Ugo Gracci as il mazziniano |
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Vasco Creti as l'autonomista |
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Totò Majorana as padre di Rosuzza |
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Turi Pandolfini as un altro cittadino siciliano |
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Cesare Zoppetti as il giobertiano |
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Laura Nucci as ragazza siciliana |
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Otello Toso as soldato piemontese |
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Andrea Checchi as un soldato |
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Memmo Carotenuto as |
| Directing | Alessandro Blasetti | Director |
| Camera | Giulio De Luca | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nino Medin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Anchise Brizzi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gino Mazzucchi | Story |
| Production | Emilio Cecchi | Producer |
| Writing | Alessandro Blasetti | Writer |
| Writing | Emilio Cecchi | Writer |
| Writing | Gino Mazzucchi | Screenplay |
| Art | Angelo Canevari | Production Design |
| Editing | Alessandro Blasetti | Editor |
| Editing | Ignazio Ferronetti | Editor |
| Editing | Giacinto Solito | Editor |
| Art | Vittorio Cafiero | Production Design |