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1860 is a 1934 Italian historical film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Giuseppe Gulino, Aida Bellia and Gianfranco Giachetti.
The film presages Italian neorealism in that it was shot wholly on location. Also, most contemporaneous historical epics used a star to focus on grand historical characters. This film focuses on a character whom nobody knows or will ever know; a patriot riding to get the assistance of Giuseppe Garibaldi. This film (in its heralding of neorealism) illustrates how the average man plays a part in grand histories. The film also uses non-actors (a key element of Italian neorealism) and a rarity for its time and era.
Original Release
04/02/1934
US Release
11/02/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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Giuseppe Gulino | Carmelo Trau |
Aida Bellia | Rosuzza Trau / Rosuzza Trau - Carmine's Wife |
Gianfranco Giachetti | Father Costanzo / padre Costanzo |
Mario Ferrari | Col. Carini / colonnello Carini |
María Denis | Clelia |
Ugo Gracci | The Follower of Mazzini / il mazziniano |
Vasco Creti | The Believer in Autonomy / l'autonomista |
Totò Majorana | padre di Rosuzza / Rosuzza's Father |
Otello Toso | soldato piemontese / Piemontese Soldier |
Laura Nucci | Incarcerated Sicilian Girl / ragazza siciliana |
Directors
Writers
Alessandro Blasetti, Emilio Cecchi, Gino Mazzucchi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Giuseppe Gulino | Carmelo Trau |
Aida Bellia | Rosuzza Trau / Rosuzza Trau - Carmine's Wife |
Gianfranco Giachetti | Father Costanzo / padre Costanzo |
Mario Ferrari | Col. Carini / colonnello Carini |
María Denis | Clelia |
Ugo Gracci | The Follower of Mazzini / il mazziniano |
Vasco Creti | The Believer in Autonomy / l'autonomista |
Totò Majorana | padre di Rosuzza / Rosuzza's Father |
Otello Toso | soldato piemontese / Piemontese Soldier |
Laura Nucci | Incarcerated Sicilian Girl / ragazza siciliana |
Cesare Zoppetti | The Follower of Gioberti / il giobertiano |
Umberto Sacripante | Patriot at the Caffe della Marina |
Andrea Checchi | un soldato / Another Soldier |
Luigi Erminio D'Olivo | Another Patriot at the Caffe della Marina |
Amedeo Trilli | Sicilian Citizen |
Turi Pandolfini | un altro cittadino siciliano / Another Sicilian Citizen |
Arcangelo Aversa | Nino Bixio |
Arnaldo Baldaccini | |
Leo Bartoli | |
Franco Brambilla |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Emilio Cecchi | Producer |