The Battle of El Alamein (film)
| The Battle of El Alamein | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni (as Calvin Jackson Padget) |
| Screenplay by | Ernesto Gastaldi[1] |
| Story by | Ernesto Gastaldi[1] |
| Produced by | Mina Loy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sergio D'Offizi[1] |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso[1] |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli[1] |
Production companies | Zenith Cinematografica Films Corona[1] |
| Distributed by | Titanus[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France[1] |
| Languages | Italian French |
The Battle of El Alamein is a 1969 war film directed in 1969 by Giorgio Ferroni. It was an international co-production between Italy and France.[2] The film depicts the Second Battle of El Alamein.[3][4]
Plot[]
Made with the cooperation of the Italian army, the film is told through a company of the 185th Paratroopers Division "Folgore" commanded by Lt. Giorgio Borri (Frederick Stafford). The inexperienced Lt. Borri is assisted by his brother, Sgt. Maj. Claudio Borri (Enrico Maria Salerno), a seasoned veteran of the Bersaglieri. Barri's British counterpart is Lt. Graham (George Hilton) with the two first coming face to face when Barri is captured.
The film also features Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Robert Hossein), Marshal of Italy Ettore Bastico (Manlio Busoni), and Generals Bernard Law Montgomery (Michael Rennie), Georg Stumme (Giuseppe Addobbati) and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (Tom Felleghy).
Cast[]
- Frederick Stafford: Lt. Giorgio Borri
- George Hilton: Lt. Graham
- Michael Rennie as Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery
- Robert Hossein as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Enrico Maria Salerno as Sgt. Maj. Claudio Borri
- Marco Guglielmi as Capt. Hubert
- Ettore Manni as Italian Captain
- Gérard Herter as Brig. Gen. Schwartz
- Princess Ira von Fürstenberg as Marta
- Giuseppe Addobbati as Gen. Georg Stumme
- Manlio Busoni as Gen. Ettore Bastico
- Salvatore Borgese as Kapow
- Luciano Catenacci as Sgt. O'Hara
- Nello Pazzafini as Italian Sergeant
- Tom Felleghy as Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
Release[]
The Battle of El Alamein was released in Italy on January 23, 1969.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "La battaglia di El Alamein (1968)" (in Italian). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "The Battle of El Alamein on AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 319. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
- ^ Louis, Paul (2015) [2004]. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland & Company. ASIN B00EA7UK6S. ISBN 0786461136.
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