Viva l'Italia! (1961)

Directed by Roberto Rossellini2h 9mDrama,History,War

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.

Rated
NR
Year
1961
Country
FR
Language
Italian
Release date
2 February 1961
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Renzo Ricci
Renzo Ricci
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
Nino Bixio
Franco Interlenghi
Franco Interlenghi
Giuseppe Bandi
Giovanna Ralli
Giovanna Ralli
Rosa
Leonardo Botta
Leonardo Botta
Menotti Garibaldi
Carlo Gazzabini
Carlo Gazzabini
Giuseppe Sirtori
Marco Mariani
Marco Mariani
Major Sforza
Gérard Herter
Gérard Herter
French Journalist
Giovanni Petrucci
Giovanni Petrucci
Fabrizio Plutino
P
Pietro Braccialini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Nando Angelini
Nando Angelini
Captain Pietro G.B. Spangaro
V
Vando Tress
Luigi Gusmaroli
Attilio Dottesio
Attilio Dottesio
Francesco Crispi
L
Luigi Borghese
Lieutenant De Laurentiis
Philippe Arthuys
Philippe Arthuys
Alexandre Dumas
Gino Buzzanca
Gino Buzzanca
Rosa's Father
Ignazio Balsamo
Ignazio Balsamo
Colonel Pallavicino
Bruno Scipioni
Bruno Scipioni
Lieutenant Adolfo Faconti
Evar Maran
Evar Maran
Francesco Montanari
Amedeo Girardi
Amedeo Girardi
General Landi
A
Armando Guarnieri
Captain-at-Arms
Giuseppe Lo Presti
Giuseppe Lo Presti
Lieutenant Modignani
R
Raimondo Croce
King Francesco II
V
Vittorio Bottone
King Vittorio Emanuele II
Renato Montalbano
Renato Montalbano
Captain Annibale Lapini
S
Sveva Caracciolo d'Acquara
Queen Maria Sofia
Tina Louise
Tina Louise
French Journalist
R
Renato Turi
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
N
Nello Appodia
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
A
Alberto Archetti
(uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
Angelo Casadei
Bellintrino (uncredited)
Aristide Catoni
Aristide Catoni
Reverend (uncredited)
Ugo D'Alessio
Ugo D'Alessio
Secretary (uncredited)
Remo De Angelis
Remo De Angelis
Giuseppe Missori (uncredited)
Sergio Fantoni
Sergio Fantoni
(uncredited)
Franco Lantieri
Franco Lantieri
Giuseppe La Farina (uncredited)
C
Cesare Martignoni
Peasant Giving Food to Garibaldi (uncredited)
Terzo Monachesi
Terzo Monachesi
Garibaldino (uncredited)
Antun Nalis
Antun Nalis
(uncredited)
N
Nino Nini
(uncredited)
A
Aldo Vinci
Captain-at-Arms (uncredited)

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