1860

Overview

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.

Directed by Alessandro Blasetti

Top cast

G

Giuseppe Gulino

Carmelo Trau

A

Aida Bellia

Rosuzza Trau

G

Gianfranco Giachetti

padre Costanzo

Mario Ferrari

colonnello Carini

Maria Denis

Clelia

U

Ugo Gracci

il mazziniano

Vasco Creti

l'autonomista

T

Totò Majorana

padre di Rosuzza

Turi Pandolfini

un altro cittadino siciliano

C

Cesare Zoppetti

il giobertiano

Laura Nucci

ragazza siciliana

Otello Toso

soldato piemontese

Andrea Checchi

un soldato

Memmo Carotenuto

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