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 | Anchise Brizzi | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Giulio De Luca | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nino Medin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alessandro Blasetti | Writer |
| Writing | Emilio Cecchi | Writer |
| Writing | Gino Mazzucchi | Story |
| Production | Emilio Cecchi | Producer |
| Writing | Gino Mazzucchi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Alessandro Blasetti | Editor |
| Editing | Giacinto Solito | Editor |
| Editing | Ignazio Ferronetti | Editor |
| Art | Vittorio Cafiero | Production Design |
| Art | Angelo Canevari | Production Design |