Film

Bengasi

1942 · 1h 30m · Drama · War

IMDb

6.9

The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabitants of Benghazi work to resist the British and discover their military plans. One man, Captain Enrico Berti, appears to be collaborating with the British but is in fact working undercover for Italian intelligence. The film ends with the city being recaptured by Italian troops and their Nazi German allies.

Fosco Giachetti

Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti

Maria von Tasnady

Carla Berti

Amedeo Nazzari

Filippo Colleoni

Vivi Gioi

Vivi Gioi

Guido Notari

Bürgermeister / Il podestà italiano a Bengasi

Leo Garavaglia

Dr. Malpini

Laura Redi

Fanny / Maria detta 'Fanny'

Fedele Gentile

Antonio

Amelia Bissi

Mutter / La madre di Giovanni

Carlo Duse

Hauptmann Marchi / Il capitano Marchi

Piero Heliczer

Sandrino Berti (Pucci)

• Augusto GeninaDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Alessandro De StefaniScreenplay
• Edoardo AntonScreenplay
• Ugo BettiScreenplay

Release date

January 10, 1942

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, War