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Bengasi

  • 1942
  • 1h 30m
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6.9/10
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Bengasi (1942)
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The fate of several men in a Libyan city briefly captured from Italy by the invading British in 1941, includes a focus on the role of women during these hard times.The fate of several men in a Libyan city briefly captured from Italy by the invading British in 1941, includes a focus on the role of women during these hard times.The fate of several men in a Libyan city briefly captured from Italy by the invading British in 1941, includes a focus on the role of women during these hard times.

  • Director
    • Augusto Genina
  • Writers
    • Edoardo Anton
    • Ugo Betti
    • Alessandro De Stefani
  • Stars
    • Fosco Giachetti
    • Mária Tasnádi Fekete
    • Amedeo Nazzari
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Augusto Genina
    • Writers
      • Edoardo Anton
      • Ugo Betti
      • Alessandro De Stefani
    • Stars
      • Fosco Giachetti
      • Mária Tasnádi Fekete
      • Amedeo Nazzari
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Fosco Giachetti
    Fosco Giachetti
    • Il capitano Enrico Berti
    Mária Tasnádi Fekete
    Mária Tasnádi Fekete
    • Carla Berti
    • (as Maria De Tasnady)
    Amedeo Nazzari
    Amedeo Nazzari
    • Filippo Colleoni
    Vivi Gioi
    Vivi Gioi
    • Giuliana
    Guido Notari
    • Il podestà italiano a Bengasi
    Carlo Tamberlani
    Carlo Tamberlani
    • Giovanni Galassi
    Leo Garavaglia
    • Il dottor Malpini
    Laura Redi
    • Maria detta 'Fanny'
    Fedele Gentile
    • Antonio
    Amelia Bissi
    • La madre di Giovanni
    Giorgio Costantini
    • Il generale Robertson
    Guglielmo Sinaz
    • Tropeoli
    Carlo Duse
    • Il capitano Marchi
    Piero Heliczer
    • Sandrino Berti
    • (as Pucci)
    Giovanni Grasso
      Anna Arena
      • Un prostitua
      • (uncredited)
      Silvio Bagolini
      • Un austista
      • (uncredited)
      Ciro Berardi
      • Un infirmiere
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Augusto Genina
      • Writers
        • Edoardo Anton(uncredited)
        • Ugo Betti
        • Alessandro De Stefani
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        Although credited in the cast, the actor Giovanni Grasso does not appear in the film. The scenes he appeared in were most probably cut from the final release print.

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      6/10
      Fascist propaganda or veiled anti-war?
      The film was made in 1942 in Mussolini's Italy during World War II, ostensibly as a propaganda movie. It deals with the fall of Bengasi (Italian spelling of Benghazi) to the British, and the later recapture of the Libyan city by the Italians (and Germans). The film won the Mussolini Prize at the Venice International Exhibition of Cinematographic Arts of 1942. Good acting and very good musical score. What is surprising is the anti-war undercurrent of the film. Nazi censors would have never certified such a movie for German audiences. Maimed soldiers, dead children, broken homes -- the high human cost for waging war is not kept from the audience (even the British are portrayed as fairly ordinary people!). Amedeo Nazzari is probably the only actor one might recognize, since he went on to have a distinguished career after the war, although here he seems to play his part without much conviction. The rest of the cast does well, and the film portrays a side of the war that is seldom seen outside Europe. Not for everyone, but certainly worth having a look if you're interested in the events of that era, even though it is propaganda.
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      • Release date
        • September 5, 1942 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Benghazi
      • Filming locations
        • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Film Bassoli
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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