''Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' () is a 1954 Italian

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war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

directed by

Ferruccio Cerio Ferruccio Cerio (25 September 1904 – 23 April 1963) was an Italian film writer and director. Filmography as a director *''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941) *''Villa da vendere'' (1941) *''L'ultimo addio'' (1942) ( ''The Last Good-Bye'') *''The ...

and starring

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter. Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the b ...

Lyla Rocco Lyla Rocco (18 January 1933 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian film actress. She was also a contestant in Miss Italy. After making her screen debut in 1951, Rocco appeared in over thirty productions before retiring in 1964. In 1954 she played a ...

and

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.Chiti & Poppi p.376 It takes its title from a traditional song of the same name which features prominently on the soundtrack. The plot draws some inspiration from that of ''

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''. It was shot in

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and took around 248 million lire at the Italian box office. It is set against the backdrop of the Libyan War between Italy and the

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in 1911. A young man from the countryside volunteers to join the

Bersaglieri The Bersaglieri, singular Bersagliere, (, "sharpshooter") are a troop of marksmen in the Italian Army's infantry corps. They were originally created by General Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora on 18 June 1836 to serve in the Royal Sardinian Ar ...

, but quickly clashes with three overbearing comrades. They resent the newcomer because Maria the daughter of the marshal, who they are all in love with, has shown attention to the young man. However all eventually become close friends. When war breaks out, they travel to

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...

to fight, accompanied by Maria who has enlisted in the

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Cast

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1954 films 1950s war comedy films Italian war comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Ferruccio Cerio Films set in Libya Films set in the 1910s Italian historical comedy films 1950s historical comedy films 1950s Italian films Italian-language historical comedy films Italian-language war comedy films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub