El Alamein: The Line of Fire

The story

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?

Cast & crew

Paolo BrigugliaSold. Serra

Pierfrancesco FavinoSerg. Rizzo

Luciano ScarpaSold. Spagna

Emilio SolfrizziTen. Fiore

Thomas TrabacchiCapor. De Vita

Giuseppe CedernaCap. medico

Roberto CitranColonnello

Silvio OrlandoGenerale

Antonio PetrocelliAutista camion acqua

Sergio AlbelliTen. "Folgore"

Ivan BacchiAutista camion cavallo

Lorenzo BalducciSoldato trincea