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A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.Read moreLess
A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.
The story
A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.
Cast & crew
Michele PlacidoFrate Simeone
Alessandro HaberMaggiore Stefano Strucchi
Giorgio PasottiTen. Marcello Salvi
Claudio BigagliUn soldato toscano
Moran AtiasAisha
Fulvio FalzaranoSgt. Barzottin
Tatti SanguinetiCast
Nicola AcunzoCast
Francesco GuzzoCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Screenplay
- Alessandro Bencivenni
- Original Music Composer
- Mino Freda
- Original Music Composer
- Paolo Dossena
- Director of Photography
- Saverio Guarna
- Producer
- Vittorio Zeviani
- Producer
- Mauro Berardi
- Screenplay
- Domenico Saverni
- Editor
- Bruno Sarandrea
- Screenplay
- Mario Monicelli