El Alamein: The Line of Fire

Overview

War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?

Details

Cast

Paolo Briguglia

Sold. Serra

Pierfrancesco Favino

Serg. Rizzo

Luciano Scarpa

Sold. Spagna

Emilio Solfrizzi

Ten. Fiore

Thomas Trabacchi

Capor. De Vita

Giuseppe Cederna

Cap. medico

Roberto Citran

Colonnello

Silvio Orlando

Generale

Antonio Petrocelli

Autista camion acqua

Sergio Albelli

Ten. "Folgore"

Ivan Bacchi

Autista camion cavallo

Lorenzo Balducci

Soldato trincea

Antonio Berardinelli

Bersagliere motociclista #1

Attilio Cucari

Serra anziano

Massimiliano Cutrera

Portaferiti

Fabio Ferri

Ferito

Raffaele Giangale

Carabiniere

Piero Maggiò

Sold. Tarozzi

Alessandro Sampaoli

Bersagliere motociclista #2

Luigi Saravo

Caporale