Viva l'Italia! (1961)

129 min · France, Italy · Dir. Roberto Rossellini

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.

Cast

Renzo Ricci

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Paolo Stoppa

Nino Bixio

Franco Interlenghi

Giuseppe Bandi

Giovanna Ralli

Rosa

Leonardo Botta

Menotti Garibaldi

Carlo Gazzabini

Giuseppe Sirtori

Marco Mariani

Major Sforza

Gérard Herter

French Journalist

Giovanni Petrucci

Fabrizio Plutino

Pietro Braccialini

Giuseppe Mazzini

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