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.

Genres

Cast

Mario Ferrari

colonnello Carini

Maria Denis

Clelia

Vasco Creti

l'autonomista

Turi Pandolfini

un altro cittadino siciliano

Laura Nucci

ragazza siciliana

Otello Toso

soldato piemontese

Andrea Checchi

un soldato

Memmo Carotenuto