El Alamein: The Line of Fire

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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?

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Cast

Paolo Briguglia actor Pierfrancesco Favino actor

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Luciano Scarpa actor Emilio Solfrizzi actor Thomas Trabacchi actor

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Giuseppe Cederna actor Roberto Citran actor Silvio Orlando actor

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Antonio Petrocelli actor Sergio Albelli actor

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Ivan Bacchi actor Lorenzo Balducci actor

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Antonio Berardinelli actor

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Attilio Cucari actor

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Massimiliano Cutrera actor

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Fabio Ferri actor

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Raffaele Giangale actor

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Piero Maggiò actor

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Alessandro Sampaoli actor

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Luigi Saravo actor