Giarabub is a 1942 Italian war film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Carlo Ninchi, Mario Ferrari and Doris Duranti.[1] The film was a propaganda work which portrayed the Siege of Giarabub (1940–41) during the Second World War, in which Italian troops defended Jaghbub, Libya, for three months against Allied forces.
| Giarabub | |
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_Carlo_Ninchi_e_Mario_Ferrari_(2).png) Ninchi and Ferrari in a film scene | |
| Directed by | Goffredo Alessandrini |
| Written by | Oreste Biancoli Alberto Consiglio Gherardo Gherardi Asvero Gravelli Gian Gaspare Napolitano Orio Vergani |
| Starring | Carlo Ninchi Mario Ferrari Doris Duranti Carlo Romano |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Caracciolo Livio Dall'Aglio |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Scalera Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Partial Cast
edit- Carlo Ninchi as Il maggiore Castagna
- Mario Ferrari as Il capitano Del Grande
- Doris Duranti as Dolores
- Carlo Romano as Il maresciallo Romano
- Annibale Betrone as Il dottor Alberti
- Elio Steiner as Il tenente Negri
- Erminio Spalla as Il meccanico "Mago Bakù" Brambilla
- Corrado De Cenzo as Il capitano De Cenzo
- Guido Notari as Il maggiore Squillace
- Mario Liberati as Il telegrafista Liberati
- Nico Pepe as Il tenente Corsi
- Emilio Cigoli as Il maggiore John Williams
References
edit- ^ Gundle p.237
Bibliography
edit- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links
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