
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Le rose del deserto (original title)
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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, Alessandro Haber, Giorgio Pasotti, Claudio Bigagli, Moran Atias, Fulvio Falzarano, Tatti Sanguineti, Tiziano Scarpa, Nicola Acunzo, Roberto D'Addario, Danilo Nicola De Summa, Francesco Guzzo, Enzo Marcelli, Giuseppe Oppedisano, Stefano Scandaletti, Emanuele Spera, Hermann Weiskopf, Flavio Pistilli, Paolo Lombardi, Giovanni Trevisanello
Writers: Alessandro Bencivenni (Screenplay), Domenico Saverni (Story), Mario Tobino (Novel), Mario Monicelli (Story), Domenico Saverni (Screenplay), Alessandro Bencivenni (Story), Mario Monicelli (Screenplay), Giancarlo Fusco (Novel)
Cinematographer: Saverio Guarna
Production Designer: Lorenzo Baraldi
Editor: Bruno Sarandrea
Sound Designer: Gianluca Costamagna, Angelo Mignona
Composer: Mino Freda, Paolo Dossena
Costume Designer: Francesca Sartori
Direction team: Paolo Giacomo Marino (First Assistant Director), Leonardo Baraldi (Second Assistant Director), Anna Antonelli (Script Supervisor)
Producers: Vittorio Zeviani, Mauro Berardi, Claudio Vecchio
Production: Mikado Film, Luna Rossa Cinematografica, RAI Cinema