El Alamein
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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El Alamein
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 8, 2002
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Action, Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
El Alamein - La linea del fuoco
Production Companies
Cattleya, MiC, Medusa Film, Tele+, Medusa Distribuzione, Premium Cine, Kurt Media, Pandastorm Pictures, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Costumi d'Arte, Medusa Video
Director
Enzo Monteleone
Description
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?
