Italiani Brava Gente (1965)
- Starring:
- Tatiana Samoilova, Andrea Kekki, (more)
- Director(s):
- Giuseppe de Santis
Synopsis of Italiani Brava Gente
The Russo/Italian coproduction Attack and Retreat was titled Italiano Brava Gente in Italy and Oni Shli Na Vostok in the USSR. This "solidarity" war epic hinges on the plot device of Italian and Soviet WWII troops forming a united front against their one-time ally, the Germans. To drum up business in America, the producers hired two Hollywood stars: Arthur Kennedy (as a fascist leader) and Peter Falk. In some prints of this film, Kennedy and Falk's highly distinctive voices have been dubbed by anonymous actors. Attack and Retreat was gorgeously filmed on location in the Ukraine with an international team of cinematographers. Originally released at 156 minutes, the film has been severely pared down for subsequent reissues and TV showings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Italiani Brava Gente
- Tatiana Samoilova - Sonja
- Raffaele Pisù - Gabrielli
- Andrea Checchi - Colonel Sermonti
- Riccardo Cucciolla - Sanna
- Lev Prygunov - Bazzocchi
- Valery Somov - Giuliani
- Yuri Nazarov - Russian Prisoner
- Ervin Knausmyuller - German General
- Sergei Lukyanov - Partisan Commander
- Andrea Kekki
- Zhanna Prokhorenko - Katya
- Arthur Kennedy - Ferro Maria Ferri
- Grigoriy Mikhailov - Russian Partisan
- Peter Falk - Medic Captain
- Otar Koberidze - Wounded Italian
- Nino Vingelli - Amalfitano
- Gino Pernice - Collidi
- Director(s):
- Giuseppe de Santis
- Writer(s):
- Sergei Smirnov, Ennio de Concini, Giandomenico Giagni
- Producer(s):
- Lionello Santi
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