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 Infantry Division "Folgore" commanded by Lieutenant (Lt.) Giorgio Borri. The inexperienced Lt. Borri is assisted by his brother, Sergeant Major (Sgt. Maj.) Claudio Borri, a seasoned veteran of the Bersaglieri. Barri's British counterpart is Lt. Graham, with the two first coming face to face when Barri is captured.

The film also features Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Marshal of Italy Ettore Bastico, and Generals (Gen.) Bernard Law Montgomery, Georg Stumme and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma.

Cast

Release

The Battle of El Alamein was released in Italy on January 23, 1969.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "La battaglia di El Alamein (1968)" (in Italian). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "The Battle of El Alamein on AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 319. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
  4. ^ Louis, Paul (2015) [2004]. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786461134.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_El_Alamein_(film)
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