Drama
HistoryOverview
The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.
Cast
Giuseppe Gulino
Carmelo Trau
Aida Bellia
Rosuzza Trau
Gianfranco Giachetti
padre Costanzo
Mario Ferrari
colonnello Carini
Maria Denis
Clelia
Ugo Gracci
il mazziniano
Vasco Creti
l'autonomista
Totò Majorana
padre di Rosuzza
Turi Pandolfini
un altro cittadino siciliano
Cesare Zoppetti
il giobertiano
Laura Nucci
ragazza siciliana
Otello Toso
soldato piemontese