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The story is set during World War II in the summer of 1943, immediately after the fall of Italy's Fascist government under Benito Mussolini, when the German army moved to occupy most of the country. The only substantial source of income for the little hill town of Santa Vittoria is its wine.
WWII: The Long Road Home is a 2017 World War II biographical drama adventure film written and directed by Elliott Hasler.Created between the ages of 14 and 16 whilst Hasler was still at school, the film centres on the story of his own great-grandfather's experiences as an escaped prisoner of war in Italy.
Northern Italy is formally ruled by the Mussolini’s Italian Social Republic. The effective power in Italy was in the hands of the German and allied occupiers. From spring to autumn, several free republics were constituted by the Italian partisans (particularly Ossola), but they had all fallen to the Germans and fascists by the end of the year.
In the summer of 1944, after the Axis defeats at Cassino and Anzio, central Italy, including Rome, was liberated. Northern Italy was liberated following the final spring offensive and the general insurrection of Italian partisans on 25 April 1945. Mussolini was captured by the Italian resistance and summarily executed by firing squad.
A list of some notable films produced in the Cinema of Italy ordered by year and decade of release For an alphabetical list of articles on Italian films see Category:Italian films. 1910s [ edit ]
Mediterraneo was released in Italy on 31 January, 1991 by Penta Distribuzione before premiering at the 1991 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September, 1991, where its North American distribution rights were purchased by Miramax Films. Internationally, the film was truncated by 10 minutes, resulting in an 86-minute cut.
Paisan (Italian: Paisà) [a] is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini.In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. [4]
Cast Genre Notes Africa Express: Michele Lupo: Giuliano Gemma, Ursula Andress, Jack Palance: Comedy Adventure: Amici miei: Mario Monicelli: Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Philippe Noiret, Duilio Del Prete, Adolfo Celi, Bernard Blier: Commedia all'italiana: Huge success. 2 sequels. David di Donatello winner Autopsy: Armando Crispino: Mimsy ...