Attack and Retreat (1964)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
During the summer of 1941, Germany and its European allies invade the Soviet Union. Fascist Italy participates at the invasion. The first trains carrying Italian soldiers arrive in the Soviet Union during grain-harvest season. The Soviet Army withdrew during the initial German onslaught that spearheaded the invasion. The newly arrived Italian soldiers wonder at the size of the Soviet countryside that seems to never end. The soldiers also notice the Soviets withdrew so fast that many fields have not been harvested yet. Fields of wheat, sunflower and corn glow golden under the bright summer sun. The Italians attempt to make friends with the Soviet civilians whom they meet at various stopping points along the way. But the civilians are scared of the invaders and rightfully so. The German troops have already passed through, terrorizing the Soviet populace. The Italian soldiers even try to share their bread rations with the civilians and they try to cheer the Russians up by singing a... - Actors:
- Arthur Kennedy, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Raffaele Pisu, Tatyana Samoylova, Andrea Checchi, Riccardo Cucciolla, Valeri Somov, Peter Falk, Nino Vingelli, Lev Prygunov, Grigory Mikhaylov, I. Paramonov, Gino Pernice, Boris Kozhukhov, Vincenzo Polizzi
- Directors:
- Giuseppe De Santis
- Writers:
- Ennio De Concini, Giuseppe De Santis
- Aka:
- Italiani brava gente
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
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