''Men of the Mountain'' (Italian: ''Quelli della montagna'') is a 1943 Italian

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directed by

Aldo Vergano Aldo Vergano (1891–1957) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. He was the father of actress Serena Vergano. Biography Born in Rome, was son of Sebastiano Lodovico Vergano and Eleonora Zuddas. Vergano was the co-founder with ...

and starring

Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Al ...

Mariella Lotti Maria Camilla Pianotti (17 November 1919 – 18 December 2004), known by the stage name Mariella Lotti, was an Italian film actress. Lotti made her film debut in 1939, and played leading ladies in a number of Fascist era and post-war films. She ...

and

Mario Ferrari Mario Ferrari (September 3, 1894 – June 28, 1974) was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He pla ...

.Ben-Ghiat p.291 Along with '' The Three Hundred of the Seventh'', it was one of a handful of films portraying the

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units of the

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. It was shot at

Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios wer ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vittorio Valentini.

Cast

as Il tenente Andrea Fontana *

as La dottoressa Maria Algardi *

as Il capitano Piero Sandri *

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as Pina *

Cesco Baseggio Francesco "Cesco" Baseggio (1897–1971) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He was born in Venice, and was identified with Venetian roles during his film career.Brunetta p.87 He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as w ...

as Il maggiore *

Nico Pepe Nico Pepe (19 January 1917 – 13 August 1987) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1936 and 1981. Selected filmography * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * ''The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940) * '' Captain Fraca ...

as Il tenente medico Giordano * Nino Cobelli as Martorello *

Giuseppe Pagliarini Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

as Morticoni * Sennuccio Benelli as Varale * Walter Lazzaro as L'aiutante del maggiore

References

Bibliography

Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an American historian and cultural critic. She is a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders. Ben-Ghiat is professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. Biography Born in the United States to an Israeli ...

. ''Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema''. Indiana University Press, 2015.

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* 1943 films Italian black-and-white films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Aldo Vergano Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Lux Film films 1940s war drama films Italian war drama films Films set in the Alps 1943 drama films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub