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The Man with the Cross (1943)

Genre : War

Runtime : 1H 12M

Director : Roberto Rossellini
Writer : Roberto Rossellini, Alberto Consiglio, Giovanni D'Alicandro, Asvero Gravelli

Synopsis

Ukraine, 1942. Italian troops are fighting against the Soviet Union. A military chaplain volunteers to stay behind with a badly wounded Italian soldier, even though this means certain capture.

Actors

Alberto Tavazzi
Alberto Tavazzi
Il cappellano militare
Roswita Schmidt
Roswita Schmidt
Irina, la miliziana
Antonio Marietti
Antonio Marietti
Serghej, il commissario del popolo
Attilio Dottesio
Attilio Dottesio
Il carrista ferito
Aldo Capacci
Aldo Capacci
Lo studente soldato
Franco Castellani
Franco Castellani
Un soldato russo ferito (as F. Castellani)
Piero Pastore
Piero Pastore
Beyrov
Zoia Weneda
Zoia Weneda
Un'altra contadina russa
Doris Hild
Doris Hild
Una contadina russa
Gualtiero Isnenghi
Gualtiero Isnenghi
Il ferito antibolscevico (as Ruggero Islenghi)
Antonio Suriano
Antonio Suriano
Il soldato napoletano
Marcello Tanzi
Marcello Tanzi
Diego (as M. Tanzi)

Crews

Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Screenplay
Alberto Consiglio
Alberto Consiglio
Screenplay
Giovanni D'Alicandro
Giovanni D'Alicandro
Screenplay
Asvero Gravelli
Asvero Gravelli
Screenplay
Guglielmo Lombardi
Guglielmo Lombardi
Director of Photography
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Eraldo Da Roma
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Gastone Medin
Gastone Medin
Production Design
Giuseppe Sylos
Giuseppe Sylos
Production Manager
Asvero Gravelli
Asvero Gravelli
Story
Alberto Attili
Alberto Attili
Director of Photography
Mariano Cafiero
Mariano Cafiero
First Assistant Director
Pietro Sassoli
Pietro Sassoli
Conductor

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