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El Alamein(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-11-08
65%
99 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
Overview:
War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy,
Morocco
ProductionCompanies: 
Medusa Distribuzione
Premium Cine
Kurt Media
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Costumi d'Arte
Medusa Video
Movie: El Alamein
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paolo Briguglia
soldato Serra
Pierfrancesco Favino
sergente Rizzo
Emilio Solfrizzi
tenente Fiore
Luciano Scarpa
soldato Spagna
Thomas Trabacchi
caporale De Vita
Sergio Albelli
tenente della "Folgore"vvvvvvv
Ivan Bacchi
autista camion del cavallo
Lorenzo Balducci
soldato
Giuseppe Cederna
Cpt. Medician
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Overview
War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
Release Date
2002-11-08
Average
6.54
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
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Languages:
Italiano
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