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To Arms, We Are Fascists! (1962)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Lino Del Fra, Cecilia Mangini, Lino Miccichè
Writer : Lino Del Fra, Cecilia Mangini, Lino Miccichè

Synopsis

Documentary compiled from archives and accompanied by a poet's commentary, shows the sweep of modern Italian history from 1911 to 1961, centering on the conditions leading to Fascism and the post-WWII reaction to the Fascist experience.

Actors

Giancarlo Sbragia
Giancarlo Sbragia
Narrator (voice)
Emilio Cigoli
Emilio Cigoli
Narrator (voice)
Nando Gazzolo
Nando Gazzolo
Narrator (voice)
Léon Blum
Léon Blum
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eva Braun
Eva Braun
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roberto Farinacci
Roberto Farinacci
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
King Victor Emmanuel III
King Victor Emmanuel III
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crews

Lino Del Fra
Lino Del Fra
Director
Cecilia Mangini
Cecilia Mangini
Director
Lino Miccichè
Lino Miccichè
Director
Lino Del Fra
Lino Del Fra
Screenplay
Cecilia Mangini
Cecilia Mangini
Screenplay
Lino Miccichè
Lino Miccichè
Screenplay
Egisto Macchi
Egisto Macchi
Original Music Composer
Giorgio Urschitz
Giorgio Urschitz
Editor
Renato Cadueri
Renato Cadueri
Sound Mixer
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti
Thanks
Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens
Thanks
Carlo Lizzani
Carlo Lizzani
Thanks
Franco Fortini
Franco Fortini
Co-Writer
Cecilia Mangini
Cecilia Mangini
Story
Lino Del Fra
Lino Del Fra
Story
Lino Miccichè
Lino Miccichè
Story

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