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.
Directed by: Roberto Rossellini
Written by: Diego Fabbri, Sergio Amidei, Roberto Rossellini, Antonio Petrucci
Music by: Renzo Rossellini
Starring: Renzo Ricci, Paolo Stoppa, Franco Interlenghi, Giovanna Ralli, Leonardo Botta, Carlo Gazzabini, Marco Mariani, Gérard Herter, Giovanni Petrucci, Pietro Braccialini
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1961-02-02
Runtime: 129 minutes
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