Cavalcade of Heroes (Italian: Cavalcata d'eroi) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Cesare Danova, Carla Del Poggio and Vittorio Sanipoli. It depicts the events around the founding of the short-lived Roman Republic of 1849.[1]

Cavalcade of Heroes
Directed byMario Costa
Written by
Produced byAlberto Attili
Starring
CinematographyRodolfo Lombardi
Edited byOthello Colangeli
Music byAlessandro Cicognini
Production
company
Vulcania Film
Release date
  • 21 April 1950 (1950-04-21)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItaly

Plot

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Love story of a patriot and a girl with a noble lineage, already linked to a Frenchman, against the backdrop of the second assault of the French troops in Rome which took place between June 3 and July 2, 1849. With the French entry and victory, who install a provisional government, the two lovers will decide, once the differences of a social nature have been overcome, to follow Garibaldi's troops in Northern Italy.[2]

Partial cast

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References

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  1. ^ Moliterno p.273
  2. ^ "Cavalcata d'eroi". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-29.

Bibliography

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  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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