The fate of several men in a Libyan city briefly captured from Italy by the invading British in 1941, includes a focus on the role of women during these hard times.
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Cast
| Fosco Giachetti | ... |
Il capitano Enrico Berti
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| Mária Tasnádi Fekete | ... |
Carla Berti
(as Maria De Tasnady)
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| Amedeo Nazzari | ... |
Filippo Colleoni
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| Vivi Gioi | ... |
Giuliana
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Guido Notari | ... |
Il podestà italiano a Bengasi
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| Carlo Tamberlani | ... |
Giovanni Galassi
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Leo Garavaglia | ... |
Il dottor Malpini
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Laura Redi | ... |
Maria detta 'Fanny'
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Fedele Gentile | ... |
Antonio
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Amelia Bissi | ... |
La madre di Giovanni
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Giorgio Costantini | ... |
Il generale Robertson
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Guglielmo Sinaz | ... |
Tropeoli
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Carlo Duse | ... |
Il capitano Marchi
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Silvio Bagolini | ... |
Un austista
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Piero Heliczer | ... |
Sandrino Berti
(as il piccolo Pucci)
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| Giovanni Grasso | ... |
(scenesDeleted)
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Anna Arena | ... |
Un prostitua (uncredited)
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Ciro Berardi | ... |
Un infirmiere (uncredited)
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Giuseppe Condorelli | ... |
(uncredited)
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Vasco Creti | ... |
Un vicino della famiglia Berti (uncredited)
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Enrico Effernelli | ... |
(uncredited)
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Pasquale Fasciano | ... |
(uncredited)
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Silvio Ferrazza | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... |
(uncredited)
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Carmine Garibaldi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Fontana Giachetti | ... |
(uncredited)
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Romolo Giordani | ... |
Piero, il padre di Giovanni (uncredited)
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Giulio Giorgetti | ... |
(uncredited)
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Laura Clara Giudice | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Lodolini | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alberto Marchió | ... |
(uncredited)
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Antonio Marietti | ... |
(uncredited)
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Carlo Mariotti | ... |
Un signore della Croce rossa (uncredited)
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Corrado Nardi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Giovanni Onorato | ... |
Un soldato inglese (uncredited)
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Giulio Panicali | ... |
Un ufficiale in trincea (uncredited)
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Emilio Petacci | ... |
Un impiegato dell' ufficio del podestà (uncredited)
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| Giovanni Petrucci | ... |
Uno dei picchiatori (uncredited)
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Aldo Pini | ... |
Un soldato australiano (uncredited)
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Rudy Randi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Fulvio Ranieri | ... |
(uncredited)
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Mario Revera | ... |
(uncredited)
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Antimo Reyner | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ugo Sasso | ... |
Il sottotenente (uncredited)
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Edda Soligo | ... |
Gina (uncredited)
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Plinio Torrini | ... |
(uncredited)
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Joop van Hulzen | ... |
Un ufficiale inglese (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Augusto Genina | ||
Written by
| Edoardo Anton | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Ugo Betti | ... | (screenplay) |
| Alessandro De Stefani | ... | (screenplay) (as A. De Stefani) |
| Augusto Genina | ... | (screenplay) |
| Augusto Genina | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Carlo Bassoli Jr. | ... | producer (1955 reissue) (as Carlo Marco Bassoli) |
| Carlo José Bassoli | ... | producer (as Carlo Bassoli) |
| Renato Bassoli | ... | producer |
Music by
| Antonio Veretti | ||
Cinematography by
| Aldo Tonti | ||
Editing by
| Fernando Tropea | ||
Production Design by
| Salvo D'Angelo | ||
Art Direction by
| Cesare Baietti | ||
Set Decoration by
| Camillo Paraviccini | ||
| Leopoldo Zampetti | ||
Costume Design by
| Anna Maria Feo | ... | (as Anna Maria Fea) |
Makeup Department
| Nino Altieri | ... | makeup artist |
| Nicola Squeo | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Alberto Bargelesi | ... | production manager |
| Odon Berlioz | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Duilio Mastroianni | ... | assistant director |
| A. Simon Mossa | ... | second assistant director |
| Marco Smeriglio | ... | second assistant director |
| Primo Zeglio | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Italo Tomassi | ... | scene painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Ovidio Del Grande | ... | sound (as O. Del Grande) |
| Adriana Novelli | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Guido Serra | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Mario Rossi | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Alberto Bargelesi | ... | script supervisor (as A. Bargelesi) |
| Franca Carotenuto | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| G. Barnes | ... | military advisor |
| Magg. Biffoli | ... | military advisor |
| Abdurrahman Bukeila | ... | colonial advisor |
| Magg. E. Giovannoni | ... | military advisor |
| Sante Lapini | ... | aeronautical advisor |
| Filippo Massoero | ... | military advisor (as Lt. Col. Filippo Massoero) |
| Giovanni Melara | ... | production secretary |
| Guglielmo Narducci | ... | colonial advisor |
| Giovanni Piscopo | ... | colonial advisor |
| Cornelio Scorza | ... | medical advisor |
| Alfredo Veloccia | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cine Tirrenia (1942) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cosmic Publishing (2024) (Japan) (DVD)
- Millennium Storm (2007) (Italy) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinecittà (stages)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although credited in the cast, the actor Giovanni Grasso does not appear in the film. The scenes he appeared in were most probably cut from the final release print. See more » |