1860 [1860 - I mille di Garibaldi]

Release Year
1934
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Drama
History
Directed By
Alessandro Blasetti
1860

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.

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