Italy / Feb 02, 1961
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Giovanni Petti | Fabrizio Plutino |
| Attilio Dottesio | Francesco Crispi |
| Gino Buzzanca | |
| Remo De Angelis | |
| Carlo Gazzabini | |
| Evar Maran | |
| Antun Nalis | |
| Vando Tress | |
| Aristide Catoni | Reverend (uncredited) |
| Terzo Monachesi | Garibaldino (uncredited) |
| Nando Angelini | |
| Luigi Borghese | |
| Ignazio Balsamo | |
| Bruno Scipioni | |
| Renato Montalbano |
Genres
HistoryDramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Viva l'Italia! |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Galatea Film, Francinex, Cinematografica RI.RE, Tempo Film |
| Release date | 2 febbraio 1961 |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli |
| Writer | Carlo Alianello, Antonio Petrucci, Luigi Chiarini, Diego Fabbri, Sergio Amidei, Roberto Rossellini, Antonello Trombadori |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini |
| Cinematography | Luciano Trasatti, Ruggero Radicchi, Luigi Filippo Carta |
| Assistant directors | Ruggero Deodato, Franco Rossellini, Renzo Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini |
| Camera operators | Ruggero Radicchi, Luigi Filippo Carta, Luciano Trasatti |
| Additional photography | Ruggero Radicchi, Luigi Filippo Carta, Luciano Trasatti |
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| Production design | Giuseppe Mariani |
| Art direction | Giuseppe Mariani |
| Set decoration | Giuseppe Mariani |
| Special effects | Francesco Cuppini |
| Music | Renzo Rossellini, Philippe Arthuys, Luigi Urbini, Fiorenzo Magli, Oscar Di Santo |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini, Philippe Arthuys, Luigi Urbini, Fiorenzo Magli, Oscar Di Santo |
| Costume design | Marcella De Marchis, Gustavo Sisi, Eligio Trani |
| Makeup | Eligio Trani, Marcella De Marchis, Gustavo Sisi |
| Hairstyling | Marcella De Marchis, Gustavo Sisi, Eligio Trani |
Release dates
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