Bengasi

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Augusto Genina

Writers

Edoardo Anton, Alessandro De Stefani, Ugo Betti

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Release date

10 January 1942

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Fosco Giachetti

  Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti

• 

  Maria von Tasnady

  Carla Berti

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  Amedeo Nazzari

  Filippo Colleoni

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  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

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  Carlo Duse

  Hauptmann Marchi / Il capitano Marchi

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  Piero Heliczer

  Sandrino Berti (Pucci)