Bengasi (1942)
The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabitants of Benghazi work to resist the British and discover their military plans. One man, Captain Enrico Berti, appears to be collaborating with the British but is in fact working undercover for Italian intelligence. The film ends with the city being recaptured by Italian troops and their Nazi German allies.
- Date of release
- 1942-01-10
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Augusto Genina
Casting
- Fosco Giachetti — Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti
- Maria von Tasnady — Carla Berti
- Amedeo Nazzari — Filippo Colleoni
- Vivi Gioi — Vivi Gioi
- Guido Notari — Bürgermeister / Il podestà italiano a Bengasi
- Leo Garavaglia — Dr. Malpini
- Laura Redi — Fanny / Maria detta 'Fanny'
- Fedele Gentile — Antonio
- Amelia Bissi — Mutter / La madre di Giovanni
- Carlo Duse — Hauptmann Marchi / Il capitano Marchi
- Piero Heliczer — Sandrino Berti (Pucci)
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