White Squadron (1936)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 2, 1936Release Date
Plot.
Lieutenant Mario Ludovici, an army officer, gets himself transferred to a Libyan post when his romance with society girl Cristiana goes on the rocks. Ludovici is looked upon as a weakling by Captain Santelia, the hard-boiled commander of the troops, but after a bitter campaign against a rebel tribe Ludovici proves his true worth and returns as commander when Santelia is mortally wounded. Cristiana arrives and tries to entice him to return to Rome, but he decides to stay in Africa with the army.
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Cast & Crew.
Fulvia Lanzi
Cristiana
Francesca Dalpe
Paola - l'amica di Cristiana
Fosco Giachetti
Il capitano Santelia
Antonio Centa
Il tenente Mario Ludovici
Guido Celano
Il tenente Fabrizi
Olinto Cristina
Il capitano Donati
Augusto Genina
Director
Joseph Peyré
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 2, 1936
Original NameLo squadrone bianco
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
Wiki.
Lo squadrone bianco (Italian for "The White Squadron") is a 1936 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina. The plot features a cavalry lieutenant, unlucky in love, who redeems himself by battling the "rebels" of Tripolitania (modern Libya). The film won the Mussolini Cup at the Venice Film Festival, during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.