War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel ...
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Title: El Alamein - La linea del fuoco (2002)
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Paolo Briguglia | ... | Pvt. Serra |
| Pierfrancesco Favino | ... | Sgt. Rizzo | |
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Luciano Scarpa | ... | Spagna |
| Emilio Solfrizzi | ... | Lt. Fiore | |
| Thomas Trabacchi | ... | Capt. De Vita | |
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Sergio Albelli | ... | Lt. Sforza |
| Piero Maggiò | ... | Tarozzi | |
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Antonio Petrocelli | ||
| Giuseppe Cederna | ... | Capt. Medician | |
| Roberto Citran | ... | The Colonel | |
| Silvio Orlando | ... | The General | |
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Matteo Albano | ... | Carabiniere Avamposto Munizionamento |
| Lorenzo Balducci | ... | Soldato Trincea | |
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Massimiliano Cutrera | ||
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Fabio Ferri | ||
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War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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ItalianRelease Date:
8 November 2002 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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€243,057 (Italy), 10 November 2002, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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The motorcycle which delivers volunteer Private Serra at the beginning and then rescues him at the end is a Moto Guzzi SuperAlce. See more »Goofs
Their uniforms don't show any wear or tear, although some practically lived in them for years. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Given its small budget, this is a fine little film about Italian troops abandoned in the face of the British counter attack at El Alamein in late 1942.
More films and books need to be made about this sad chapter in the history of Italy, whose international military reputation is somewhat lower than that of the French.
Italian troops gave no less to their cause than did Germans or the British, the Russians, the Americans, and the Japanese. But because of poor leadership from Mussolini on down, they were forced to surrender in droves, and as much as we don't want to admit it, we Westerners hold those who surrender in pretty low esteem.
This film goes a long way toward correcting the historical record through its touching story, beautiful acting, wonderful art direction, and absolutely stunning cinematography.