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directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Gino Cervi,

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and

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.Bonsaver & Gordon p.104 It is based on the story of

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. It was made at Cinecittà Studios. The film's sets were designed by

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Cast

* Gino Cervi as Luigi Manfredi *

as Maria *

as Giuseppe Manfredi *

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as Giovanni *

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as Il zio di Maria *

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as Caterina *

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* Siro Angeli *

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* Tino Buazzelli * Vittorio Cottafavi *

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* Giovanni Lovatelli * Fulvia Mammi as Norina * Carlo Mariotti *

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* Barbara Vassarotti * Gaio Visconti

References

Bibliography

* Guido Bonsaver & Robert Gordon. ''Culture, Censorship and the State in Twentieth-century Italy''. European Humanities Research Centre, 2005.

External links

* 1940s war drama films Italian war drama films 1949 films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Vittorio Cottafavi Italian black-and-white films 1949 drama films Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Italian World War II films World War II films based on actual events 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub