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.
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Cast
14 people
Giuseppe Gulino
Carmelo Trau
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Aida Bellia
Rosuzza Trau
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Gianfranco Giachetti
padre Costanzo
Also in
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Aldebaran
Mario Ferrari
colonnello Carini
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Luciano Serra, Pilot
Everybody's Woman
Maria Denis
Clelia
Also in
The Flame that Never Dies
The Siege of the Alcazar
Ugo Gracci
il mazziniano
Also in
The Canal of the Angels
Fiamma simbolica
Vasco Creti
l'autonomista
Known for
The Children Are Watching Us
Totò Majorana
padre di Rosuzza
Also in
Lost in the Dark
For Napoleon and France
Turi Pandolfini
un altro cittadino siciliano
Known for
A Day in Court
Cesare Zoppetti
il giobertiano
Also in
What Scoundrels Men Are!
Tourist Train
Laura Nucci
ragazza siciliana
Known for
I'm Starting from Three
We Still Kill the Old Way
Otello Toso
soldato piemontese
Known for
Death of a Cyclist
Alessandro Blasetti Director · Gino Mazzucchi Screenplay Emilio Cecchi Writer
First release February 21, 1934 · Produced in Italy · Production Società Italiana Cines
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Cinès-Pittaluga
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Società Italiana Cines
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Italy
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Original title
1860 - I mille di Garibaldi
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 21, 1934
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No release date listed for United States.
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