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Attack and Retreat (1964)

They were damned by fate and dogged by a deadly foe!

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 2H 28M

Director : Giuseppe De Santis
Writer : Sergei Smirnov, Ennio De Concini, Giuseppe De Santis, Augusto Frassinetti, Gian Domenico Giagni

Synopsis

Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.

Actors

Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Ferro Maria Ferri
Tatyana Samoylova
Tatyana Samoylova
Sonya
Raffaele Pisu
Raffaele Pisu
Gabrielli
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Katya
Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi
Sermonti
Riccardo Cucciolla
Riccardo Cucciolla
Giuseppe Sanna
Nino Vingelli
Nino Vingelli
Amalfitano
Lev Prygunov
Lev Prygunov
Bazzocchi
Grigory Mikhaylov
Grigory Mikhaylov
russian partisan
Gino Pernice
Gino Pernice
Collodi
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
lieutenant Mario
Vincenzo Polizzi
Vincenzo Polizzi
sicilian
Franco Moruzzi
Franco Moruzzi
Pasqualino Ferri
Pasqualino Ferri
Mario Anniballi
Mario Anniballi
Alvaro Ceccarelli
Alvaro Ceccarelli
Livia Contardi
Livia Contardi
Valeri Somov
Valeri Somov
Giuliani (uncredited)
Boris Kozhukhov
Boris Kozhukhov
italian major (uncredited)
Elza Lezhdey
Elza Lezhdey
guerrilla woman (uncredited)
Danuta Stolyarskaya
Danuta Stolyarskaya
guerrilla unit doctor (uncredited)
Erwin Knausmüller
Erwin Knausmüller
german colonel (uncredited)
Lavrenti Masokha
Lavrenti Masokha
partisan (uncredited)
Valeri Golovnenkov
Valeri Golovnenkov
wounded man (uncredited)
Ivan Paramonov
Ivan Paramonov
german soldier-deserter (uncredited)
Otar Koberidze
Otar Koberidze
wounded italian soldier (uncredited)
Ivan Savkin
Ivan Savkin
partisan (uncredited)
Yan Yanakiyev
Yan Yanakiyev
major (uncredited)
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
cook (uncredited)

Crews

Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Director
Lionello Santi
Lionello Santi
Producer
Antonio Secchi
Antonio Secchi
Director of Photography
Klavdiya Moskvina
Klavdiya Moskvina
Editor
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Luciana Marinucci
Luciana Marinucci
Costume Design
Armando Trovajoli
Armando Trovajoli
Original Music Composer
Ennio De Concini
Ennio De Concini
Story
Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Story
Sergei Smirnov
Sergei Smirnov
Screenplay
Ennio De Concini
Ennio De Concini
Screenplay
Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Screenplay
Augusto Frassinetti
Augusto Frassinetti
Screenplay
Gian Domenico Giagni
Gian Domenico Giagni
Screenplay
Giancarlo Fusco
Giancarlo Fusco
Author
Isaak Bits
Isaak Bits
Production Coordinator
Massimo De Rita
Massimo De Rita
Production Coordinator
Alexander But
Alexander But
Production Manager
Dmitriy Vasilev
Dmitriy Vasilev
Second Unit Director
Franco Ferrara
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Luciana Marinucci
Luciana Marinucci
Second Assistant Director
Roberto Cuomo
Roberto Cuomo
Production Supervisor
Gino Santini
Gino Santini
Camera Operator
Alfredo Marchetti
Alfredo Marchetti
Key Grip
Ermanno Manco
Ermanno Manco
Production Design
Ermanno Consolazione
Ermanno Consolazione
Still Photographer
Lina Caterini
Lina Caterini
Assistant Editor
Fausto Ancillai
Fausto Ancillai
Sound
Sergio Marcotulli
Sergio Marcotulli
Sound
Nino Renda
Nino Renda
Sound
Gino Millozza
Gino Millozza
Production Manager
Romolo Guerrieri
Romolo Guerrieri
Co-Director

Posters and backgrounds

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