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directed by Mario Costa and starring

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and

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. It depicts the events around the founding of the short-lived

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of 1849.

Plot

Love story of a patriot and a girl with a noble lineage, already linked to a Frenchman, against the backdrop of the second assault of the French troops in Rome which took place between June 3 and July 2, 1849. With the French entry and victory, who install a provisional government, the two lovers will decide, once the differences of a social nature have been overcome, to follow Garibaldi's troops in Northern Italy.

Partial cast

as Massimo Ruffo *

as Giulia Fabbri *

as Ottavio Monis *

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as Angelo Masina *

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as Alessandro Fabbri *

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as La marchesa Ferrari *

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as Luciano Manara * Carlo Tamberlani as Pisacane *

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as Giuseppe Garibaldi * Germana Paolieri as La duchessa *

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as Paolo Tassoni *

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as Mario *

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as Aurelia *

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as Mazzini *

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as Generale Odivot *

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as Ciccillo *

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as Generale Gilletti *

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as Capitan Turi *

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as Il vescovo

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1950 films Italian historical drama films 1950s historical drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films Films set in Rome Films set in 1849 Cultural depictions of Giuseppe Garibaldi 1950 drama films Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Films directed by Mario Costa 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub