February 21, 1934
Release Date

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1860 (1934)

Name: 1860
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1934-02-21

1h 15m

Running Time

February 21, 1934
Release Date

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Plot.

The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.

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Details.

Release Date
February 21, 1934

Original Name
1860 - I mille di Garibaldi

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 15m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

1860 is a 1934 Italian historical film directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Giuseppe Gulino, Aida Bellia and Gianfranco Giachetti.

The film presages Italian neorealism in that it was shot mainly on location while some scenes were shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Also, most contemporaneous historical epics used a star to focus on grand historical characters. This film focuses on a character who nobody knows or will ever know, a patriot riding to get the assistance of Giuseppe Garibaldi. This film (in its heralding of neorealism) illustrates how the average man plays a part in grand histories. The film also uses non-actors (a key element of Italian neorealism), a rarity for its time and era.