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5.4The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabitants of Benghazi work to resist the British and discover their military plans. One man, Captain Enrico Berti, appears to be collaborating with the British but is in fact working undercover for Italian intelligence. The film ends with the city being recaptured by Italian troops and their Nazi German allies.
Released: 1942-01-1090 minDir: Augusto GeninaDrama, War
Cast
- Fosco Giachetti as Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti
- Maria von Tasnady as Carla Berti
- Amedeo Nazzari as Filippo Colleoni
- Vivi Gioi as Vivi Gioi
- Guido Notari as Bürgermeister / Il podestà italiano a Bengasi
- Leo Garavaglia as Dr. Malpini
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1942
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Augusto Genina
- Screenwriter
- Edoardo Anton
- Composer
- Antonio Veretti
- Cinematographer
- Aldo Tonti
- Narrative location
- Libya
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Categories
1942 films1942 Italian films1942 war filmsFascist propagandaFilms about the North African campaignFilms directed by Augusto GeninaFilms set in LibyaFilms shot at Cinecittà StudiosItalian black-and-white filmsItalian propaganda filmsItalian war filmsItalian World War II filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date