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1860 (1934)

1860 (1934)

Drama History
Release Date: 1934, February 21
Directors: Alessandro Blasetti
Countries: Italy
Production: Cinès-Pittaluga, Società Italiana Cines
Cast: Andrea Checchi, Vasco Creti, Laura Nucci, Mario Ferrari, Otello Toso, Turi Pandolfini, Maria Denis, Cesare Zoppetti, Gianfranco Giachetti, Ugo Gracci, Giuseppe Gulino, Aida Bellia

Overview:

The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.