The Red Shirts ( Camicie rosse in Italian) is an Italian film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and Francesco Rosi , released in 1952 .
Synopsis
1849. Coming to support the Pope, the French and Austrian troops put an end to the Republic of Rome . At the head of a group of volunteers, the Red Shirts , Giuseppe Garibaldi ( Raf Vallone ) leaves the city and tries to reach Venice . His wife Anita ( Anna Magnani ) follows him on his journey.
Technical sheet
Source: IMDb
- Original title: Camicie rosse
- French title: Les Chemises rouges
- Director: Goffredo Alessandrini , Francesco Rosi , assisted by Nanni Loy and Siro Marcellini
- Screenplay: Enzo Biagi , Renzo Renzi , Sandro Bolchi
- Art Direction: Camillo Del Signore , Piero Gherardi , Alfredo Montori
- Costumes: Piero Gherardi
- Photography: Leonida Barboni , Mario Parapeti , Marco Scarpelli
- Editing: Mario Serandrei
- Music: Enzo Masetti
- Production: Luigi Carpentieri, Domenico Forges Davanzati
- Production Companies: Produzione Grandi Film, Grands Films Français
- Country of origin: Italy
- Language: Italian
- Format: Black and white – 35 mm – 1.37: 1 – Mono
- Genre: History
- Duration: 88 minutes
- Release dates:
- Italy : August 15, 1952
- France : December 18, 1953
- Belgium : January 29, 1954
Distribution
- Anna Magnani : Anita Garibaldi
- Raf Vallone : Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Alain Cuny : Bueno
- Jacques Sernas : Gentile
- Carlo Ninchi : Ciceruacchio
- Enzo Cerusico : his son
- Gino Leurini : Andrea
- Mario Monosilio : Giovanni
- Marisa Natale : Rosa
- Emma Baron : Signora Giuccioli
- Carlo Duse : Bonnert
- Cesare Fantoni : General Oudinot
- Rodolfo Lodi : Colonel Forbes
- Bruno Smith : Gustavo Mioni
- Pietro Fordi : Carlo Ferrari
- Piero Pastore : Pietro Fadini
- Serge Reggiani : Lantini
- Michel Auclair : a volunteer (uncredited)