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.
Cast
Giuseppe Gulino
Carmelo Trau
Aida Bellia
Rosuzza Trau
Gianfranco Giachetti
padre Costanzo
Mario Ferrari
colonnello Carini
Maria Denis
Clelia
Ugo Gracci
il mazziniano
Vasco Creti
l'autonomista
Totò Majorana
padre di Rosuzza
Turi Pandolfini
un altro cittadino siciliano
Cesare Zoppetti
il giobertiano
Laura Nucci
ragazza siciliana
Otello Toso
soldato piemontese
Andrea Checchi
un soldato
Memmo Carotenuto
Unknown
Crew
Alessandro Blasetti
Director, Writer, Editor
Emilio Cecchi
Writer, Producer
Gino Mazzucchi
Screenplay, Story
Giacinto Solito
Editor
Ignazio Ferronetti
Editor
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
Giulio De Luca
Director of Photography
Vittorio Cafiero
Production Design
Angelo Canevari
Production Design
Nino Medin
Original Music Composer
