A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.
Cast
Michele Placido
Frate Simeone
Alessandro Haber
Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
Giorgio Pasotti
Ten. Marcello Salvi
Claudio Bigagli
Un soldato toscano
Moran Atias
Aisha
Fulvio Falzarano
Sgt. Barzottin
Tatti Sanguineti
Unknown
Tiziano Scarpa
Unknown
Nicola Acunzo
Unknown
Roberto D'Addario
Unknown
Danilo Nicola De Summa
Unknown
Francesco Guzzo
Unknown
Enzo Marcelli
Unknown
Giuseppe Oppedisano
Unknown
Stefano Scandaletti
Unknown
Emanuele Spera
Unknown
Hermann Weiskopf
Unknown
Flavio Pistilli
Unknown
Paolo Lombardi
Unknown
Giovanni Trevisanello
Unknown
Vincenzo Mansi
Unknown
Michele Alhaique
Unknown
Fausto Russo Alesi
Unknown
Roman Jancovic
Unknown
Crew
Mario Monicelli
Director, Screenplay, Story
Alessandro Bencivenni
Screenplay, Story
Domenico Saverni
Screenplay, Story
Mario Tobino
Novel
Giancarlo Fusco
Novel
Bruno Sarandrea
Editor
Cecilia Catalucci
Assistant Editor
Saverio Guarna
Director of Photography
Paolo Giacomo Marino
First Assistant Director
Leonardo Baraldi
Second Assistant Director
Carlo Coscia
Production Supervisor
Mauro Berardi
Producer
Vittorio Zeviani
Producer
Lorenzo Baraldi
Production Design
Roberto Ruzzolini
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Andrea Beck Peccoz
Assistant Camera
Daniele Marchitelli
Assistant Camera
Alessandro Baragli
Post Production Supervisor
Cinzia Fabbri
Assistant Costume Designer
Francesca Sartori
Costume Design
Italo Di Pinto
Hair Department Head
Virna Vento
Hairstylist
Mauro Meniconi
Makeup Department Head
Federico Meniconi
Assistant Makeup Artist
Uberta Colangeli
Makeup Artist
Angelo Mignona
Sound Editor
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Gianluca Costamagna
Sound
Paolo Dossena
Original Music Composer
Mino Freda
Original Music Composer
Anna Antonelli
Script Supervisor
Massimo Pauletto
Assistant Production Design
Domenico Mancini
Production Manager
Claudio Vecchio
Delegated Producer
Claudia Pederzani
Production Secretary
Andrea Petino
Production Secretary
Luca Prati
Production Secretary
Francesco Renda
Production Secretary
Simone Santi
Production Secretary
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