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Martyrs of Italy
Plot
The film looks at the most remarkable events in the history of Italy, exalting, in their simple and concise Exposition, the heroic deeds of the martyrs and Great. From Dante to D'Annunzio from Balilla to Garibaldi, from Pietro Micca to Cesare Battisti, Cesare Balbo to Silvio Pellico, from Masaniello in Santorre di Santarosa, by Federico Confalonieri to fratelli Cairoli, until the great war and to March on Rome, that concludes this epopee. The chorus of Nabucco and patriotic songs underscore the cinematic action.
Film notes
Country of origin: Italy
Year: 1927
Duration: 85 min
Color: Black/White
Audio: Mute
Kind: Historical Drama
Director: Domenico Gaido
Subject: Luigi Collino
Screenplay: Domenico Gaido
Production company: SAS Pittaluga
Photography: Ubaldo Arata, Massimo Terzano
Art Director: Giulio Lapointe
Actors
Elena Lunda: Elena Sciesa
Teresa Marangoni
Franz Hall
Vasco Creti
Umberto Mozzato
Gian Paolo Rosmino
Felice Minotti
Joseph Brignone