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Il grande appello is a film of genre Drama directed by Mario Camerini released in USA on 10 april 1939 with Camillo Pilotto

Il grande appello (1936)

Il grande appello
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Released in USA 10 april 1939
Length 1h20
Directed by
Genres Drama,    War

The Great Appeal (Italian:Il Grande appello) is a 1936 Italian war film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Roberto Villa and Lina d'Acosta. It is sometimes known by the alternative title The Last Roll-Call. Camerini was considered to have no sympathies with the Fascist regime of Italy, but he made this propaganda film that endorsed the colonial policies of the Italian government. It was one of a number of African-set films made during the Fascist era including The White Squadron (1936), Sentinels of Bronze (1937) and Luciano Serra, Pilot (1938). The film portrays the rediscovery of his patriotism of an Italian, who eventually dies for his country.

Synopsis

Giovanni Bertani is a rootless Italian emigrant who is currently running a hotel in French-ruled Djibouti, while selling arms to the Abyssinian forces fighting the Italians in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War although his son Enrico is serving on the other side. Following a journey to Abyssinia Giovanni regains his sense of Italian identity, and is fatally wounded blowing up the shipment of arms to the Abyssinians.

Actors

Camillo Pilotto

(Giovanni Bertani)
Guglielmo Sinaz

(Miller)
Nino Marchetti

(Il chirurgo)
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