Viva l'Italia!

Name: Viva l'Italia!
Released: 1961-02-02
Rating: 6.5

1961

Trailer

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.

Release Date

1961-02-02

Status

Released

Original Title

Viva l'Italia!

Runtime

2h 9m

Original Language

IT

Production Countries

France, Italy

Production Companies

Galatea Film, Francinex, Cinematografica RI.RE, Tempo Film

Overview

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.

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