Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Alessandro Blasetti
Written : Alessandro Blasetti Emilio Cecchi Gino Mazzucchi
Stars : Mario Ferrari Gianfranco Giachetti Giuseppe Gulino Aida Bellia
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Apr 1, 1934
Countries of origin : Italy
Language : German Italian French Sicilian
Filming locations : Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Production companies : Cines-Pittaluga
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Apr 1, 1934
Countries of origin : Italy
Language : German Italian French Sicilian
Filming locations : Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Production companies : Cines-Pittaluga
