1860

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 21, 1934

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Production

Società Italiana Cines,Cinès-Pittaluga

Cast

Vasco Creti,Ugo Gracci,Aida Bellia,Giuseppe Gulino,Andrea Checchi,Memmo Carotenuto,Cesare Zoppetti,Laura Nucci,Otello Toso,Totò Majoranaand 4 more

Director

Alessandro Blasetti

Writer

Gino Mazzucchi,Emilio Cecchi,Alessandro Blasetti

Producer

Emilio Cecchi

Cinematography

Giulio De Luca,Anchise Brizzi

Music

Nino Medin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0023729