''La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (i. e. "The Patrol of

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") is a 1953 Italian

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Luciano Tajoli and

Milly Vitale Camilla "Milly" Vitale (16 July 1933 – 2 November 2006) was an Italian actress. She was the daughter of Riccardo Vitale (Rome Opera House Director, deceased 1979) and choreographer Natasha Shidlowski Vitale (deceased 1994). She appeared in n ...

.Anonimo. "La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', vol. XXXIV. 1953. It was a commercial success, as it grossed 469,2 million lire at the Italian box office.

Plot

Cast

* Luciano Tajoli as Luciano *

as Maria *

Dante Maggio Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institu ...

as Ciccillo * Giorgio De Lullo as Carlo *

Olga Solbelli Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russ ...

as Carmela *

Aldo Silvani Aldo Silvani (21 January 1891 – 12 November 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1934 and 1964. He was born in Turin, Italy and died in Milan, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Cardinal Lambertini'' ...

as Giovanni's Old Teacher *

Roberto Mauri Roberto Mauri (born 1924) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He d ...

as Turi * Carla Calò as Elena * Nino Pavese as The Major *

Anna Campori Anna Campori (22 September 1917 – 19 January 2018) was an Italian actress. From 1951 onwards, she appeared in 70 films. Life and career Born in Rome, Italy, after the debut on stage in a small company of prose Campori moved shortly after in ...

as The Major's Wife * Mario Terribile as Giovanni * Annette Ciarli as Marianina * Nino Milano as Carmine

References

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* Italian war drama films 1950s war drama films East African campaign (World War II) films Films directed by Flavio Calzavara 1953 drama films 1953 films Italian black-and-white films Melodrama films Italian World War II films 1950s Italian films {{WWII-drama-film-stub