Brothers of Italy (Italian: Fratelli d'Italia) is a 1952 Italian biographical war film directed by Fausto Saraceni and starring Ettore Manni, Paul Muller and Olga Solbelli. It depicts real life events of Austrian-born Italian irredentist and sailor Nazario Sauro.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Brothers of Italy | |
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Directed by | Fausto Saraceni |
Written by | Ennio De Concini Italo Japichino |
Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
Starring | Ettore Manni Paul Muller Olga Solbelli |
Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
Production companies | Excelsa Film Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica |
Distributed by | Minerva Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Cast
edit- Ettore Manni as Il capitano Nazario Sauro
- Olga Solbelli as Anna Sauro
- Paul Muller as Luigi Staffi
- Mario Ferrari as Comandante nave italiana
- Ennio Girolami as Sergio
- Carlo Hintermann as Tenente Sarnich
- Fanny Landini as Nina
- Lili Cerasoli as Maria Sauro
- Nino Marchetti as Comandante del sommergibile Pullino
- Mario Feliciani as Cesare Battisti
- Marc Lawrence as Il capitano March
- Riccardo Garrone as Dazé
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Fabio Todero. Morire per la patria: i volontari del "Litorale austriaco" nella grande guerra. Gaspari, 2005.
Bibliography
edit- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
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