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Cast

Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Frate Simeone

Alessandro Haber

Alessandro Haber

Maggiore Stefano Strucchi

Giorgio Pasotti

Giorgio Pasotti

Ten. Marcello Salvi

Claudio Bigagli

Claudio Bigagli

Un soldato toscano

Moran Atias

Moran Atias

Aisha

Fulvio Falzarano

Fulvio Falzarano

Sgt. Barzottin

Tatti Sanguineti

Tatti Sanguineti

Tiziano Scarpa

Tiziano Scarpa

Nicola Acunzo

Nicola Acunzo

Roberto D'Addario

Roberto D'Addario

Danilo Nicola De Summa

Danilo Nicola De Summa

Francesco Guzzo

Francesco Guzzo

Enzo Marcelli

Enzo Marcelli

Giuseppe Oppedisano

Giuseppe Oppedisano

Stefano Scandaletti

Stefano Scandaletti

Emanuele Spera

Emanuele Spera

Hermann Weiskopf

Hermann Weiskopf

Flavio Pistilli

Flavio Pistilli

Paolo Lombardi

Paolo Lombardi

Giovanni Trevisanello

Giovanni Trevisanello

Vincenzo Mansi

Vincenzo Mansi

Michele Alhaique

Michele Alhaique

Fausto Russo Alesi

Fausto Russo Alesi

Roman Jancovic

Roman Jancovic

Crew

Alessandro Bencivenni

Alessandro Bencivenni

Screenplay

Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Director

Francesca Sartori

Francesca Sartori

Costume Design

Paolo Dossena

Paolo Dossena

Original Music Composer

Saverio Guarna

Saverio Guarna

Director of Photography

Mino Freda

Mino Freda

Original Music Composer

Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Story

Domenico Saverni

Domenico Saverni

Story

Lorenzo Baraldi

Lorenzo Baraldi

Production Design

Mauro Berardi

Mauro Berardi

Producer

Alessandro Bencivenni

Alessandro Bencivenni

Story

Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

Screenplay

Bruno Sarandrea

Bruno Sarandrea

Editor

Mario Tobino

Mario Tobino

Novel

Giancarlo Fusco

Giancarlo Fusco

Novel

Paolo Giacomo Marino

Paolo Giacomo Marino

First Assistant Director

Domenico Saverni

Domenico Saverni

Screenplay

Vittorio Zeviani

Vittorio Zeviani

Producer

Simone Santi

Simone Santi

Production Secretary

Gianluca Costamagna

Gianluca Costamagna

Sound

Claudio Vecchio

Claudio Vecchio

Delegated Producer

Luca Prati

Luca Prati

Production Secretary

Alessandro Baragli

Alessandro Baragli

Post Production Supervisor

Daniele Marchitelli

Daniele Marchitelli

Assistant Camera

Francesco Renda

Francesco Renda

Production Secretary

Leonardo Baraldi

Leonardo Baraldi

Second Assistant Director

Domenico Mancini

Domenico Mancini

Production Manager

Cecilia Catalucci

Cecilia Catalucci

Assistant Editor

Virna Vento

Virna Vento

Hairstylist

Federico Meniconi

Federico Meniconi

Assistant Makeup Artist

Italo Di Pinto

Italo Di Pinto

Hair Department Head

Mauro Meniconi

Mauro Meniconi

Makeup Department Head

Uberta Colangeli

Uberta Colangeli

Makeup Artist

Roberto Ruzzolini

Roberto Ruzzolini

Steadicam Operator

Andrea Beck Peccoz

Andrea Beck Peccoz

Assistant Camera

Andrea Petino

Andrea Petino

Production Secretary

Cinzia Fabbri

Cinzia Fabbri

Assistant Costume Designer

Claudia Pederzani

Claudia Pederzani

Production Secretary

Angelo Mignona

Angelo Mignona

Sound Editor

Roberto Ruzzolini

Roberto Ruzzolini

Camera Operator

Carlo Coscia

Carlo Coscia

Production Supervisor

Alberto Doni

Alberto Doni

Sound Mixer

Anna Antonelli

Anna Antonelli

Script Supervisor

Massimo Pauletto

Massimo Pauletto

Assistant Production Design

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The Roses of the Desert

20065.9 / 10102 min
War, Comedy

Overview

A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.