At a certain point a man is seen from behind, while observing the walls. A student persuaded into fighting for the axis, pvt. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and. Mussolini has given explicit orders that italys forces were to reach the city first. But it also shows how alamein culture saturated the postwar world, when archival sources mingled with film, novels, magazines, popular histories, and the rest of alamein s footprint. Rommel attacked this line on july 1, but the next day the british commander, gen. While enzo monteleones feature seems to move in circles, the. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the enzo monteleonedirected movie via subscription can be.
They nevertheless fought with the hearts of warriors and with the determination and duty as soliders. Heres an italian movie with english subtitles dated 2002 about the men who fought that battle by the wrong side. It won three italian academy awards best editing, sound design, photography and has done the rounds at various international film festivals. Alamein is a military history of the battle showing how different it looks stripped of later cultural excrescences. Lo consiglierei a tutti gli appassionati della storia del nostro paese. The film won three david di donatello awards for best cinematography, best editing and best sound, a nastro dargento for best sound and a globo doro for best new actor to paolo briguglia. Further back in alexandria and cairo preparations were made for evacuation. I knew it was a fred s searss film, so not a masterpiece.
The real experiences of the soldiers is depicted, though limited by time. This article is within the scope of wikiproject italy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles on italy on wikipedia. Wellspring media genius products, inc enzo monteleones incredibly powerful film recounts one of the epic battles of wwii, in which the italian army, fighting alongside the germans, sought to drive the allied forces from north africa. Nevertheless, 1st brigade moved into the alamein line on 9 september 1942, coming under command of the british 50th division, which had lost its 150th brigade during the battle of gazala in june.
The sergeant major tells brother giorgio that he is not leaving him to face the enemy alone. Lieutenant fiore emilio solfrizzi leads a group of soldiers stationed in egypt. Produced by wallace mac donald, and not sam katzman, its a powerful actioner, but rather corny, as you can guess, even written by horace mac coy. Unlike many revisionist wwii histories, monteleones film looks not at. The emptiness is subtly matteroffactually presented as the. Bond of honour is a 2002 italian wardrama film written and. Unexceptionable if sympatheticallyacted smallbudget war drama focusing on the fate, in october 1943, of a.
In october 1942, the italogerman army in north africa were defeated by the british 8th army in the second battle of elalamein. With 12 divisions that included two motorized divisions, four tank divisions, and one brigade, the afrika korps numbered approximately 80,000 men and had 540 tanks, 1,219 artillery pieces, and 350 aircraft. Italian and german scouts sweep towards alexandria. The emptiness is subtly matteroffactually presented as the characters trudge through the desert. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The battle was fought between the axis forces, led by general erwin rommel, and the allied forces, commanded by field marshal claude auchinleck. This italianfrench coproduction was filmed with the full cooperation of the italian army, and features a starstudded international cast. Sangwoo kwone, seunghyeon choi, david lee mcinnis, seungwon cha, seungwon jeong, seungwoo kim. The italian army paid a heavy price for mussolini throwing them into a war probably twothree years earlier than it was actually ready for it it performed poorly and lost. The german minefields and accurate antitank fire produced a. To learn more about how to save videos to your computer, you can read our help topic. Serra paolo briguglia is unfamiliar with life in the service and. The troops, including sargent rizzo pierfrancesco favino and newbie serra paolo briguglia, are constantly under attack from the british. The line of fire 2002 is an italian film directed by enzo monteleone, set during world war ii and starring paolo briguglia, emilio solfrizzi and pierfrancesco favino.
A crucial battle between the weakened german forces and the resurgent british, the battle marked a major turning point in the campaign, ending axis hopes of occupying egypt, taking control of the suez canal, and gaining access to the middle eastern oil fields. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in. The emptiness is subtly matter of factually presented as the characters trudge through the desert. Eventually the commands from the military hierarchy become. It follows five italian soldiers from the pavia division. The australian 9th division, led by lieutenant general leslie morshead, played a key role in two of these battles, enhancing its reputation earned defending tobruk during 1941. The line of fire is the first italian film to respect the new american war movie orthodoxy. It was fought between two of the best commanders in world war ii, montgomery for the allies and rommel for the axis between 23 october 4 november 1942. The line of fire is the first italian film to respect the new american warmovie orthodoxy. Alongside the germans against the english, there are also italians, that make up a badly armed but valiant army, totally abandoned unto themselves, but proud and capable of heroic acts against a much stronger enemy and an ally that despises them.
He is assigned to the pavia division on the southern line in egypt. The line of fire is concerned with the life of italian soldiers. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was located on the southern line of front in egypt. The line of fire 2002 is an italian film directed by enzo monteleone, set during world war ii and starring paolo briguglia, emilio solfrizzi. Alamein article about alamein by the free dictionary. The film won three david di donatello awards for best cinematography, best editing and best sound, a nastro dargento for best sound and a globo doro for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. War seen through the eyes of serra, a university student from palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in africa. Note, that there are 3 different releases by medusa. During world war ii, the british eighth army, commanded by general b. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was located on the southern line.