Our site gives you recommendations for downloading video that fits your interests. General montgomery above, left for allies, general rommel right for axis powers allied victory. The film won three david di donatello awards for best cinematography, best editing and best sound, a nastro dargento for best sound and a globo doro for best new actor to paolo briguglia. The italian army paid a heavy price for mussolini throwing them into a war probably twothree years earlier than it was actually ready for it it performed poorly and lost. A sequel to arclights deckbuilding game barbarossa. The line of fire 2002 is an italian film directed by enzo monteleone, set during world war ii and starring paolo briguglia, emilio solfrizzi and pierfrancesco favino. A student persuaded into fighting for the axis in africa during world war ii, pvt. Keith douglas, poet and author of the memoir alamein to zem zem.
He is assigned to the pavia division on the southern line in egypt. Like its predecessor, the artwork in elalamein consists of scantily clad ecchi manga girls, although a historical edition featuring photographs is also available. Heres an italian movie with english subtitles dated 2002 about the men who fought that battle by the wrong side. The line of fire stars paolobriguglia, pierfrancescofavino, lucianoscarpa, emiliosolfrizzi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out. War seen through the eyes of serra, a university student from palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in africa. These tanks still mounted the nearly obsolete 2 pdr gun with some mounting a 3 inch howitzer for infantry support. Rizzo, serra must contend with the unforgiving elements as well. It won three italian academy awards best editing, sound design, photography and has done the rounds at various international film festivals. The line of fire is the first italian film to respect the new american warmovie orthodoxy. Further back in alexandria and cairo preparations were made for evacuation.
Eventually the commands from the military hierarchy become. Located on the arabs gulf, mediterranean sea, it lies 106 kilometres 66 mi west of alexandria and 240 kilometres 149 mi northwest of cairo. Having lost 55,000 men, 320 tanks, and approximately 1,000 guns, the italiangerman army was forced to abandon plans for offensive operations once and for all and to begin a general retreat. Australians at war the thin khaki line 2002 clip 2 on aso. Western desert campaigns 1940 to ope started by yan taylor, mar 14, 2011.
Despite their preparations, the german panzers were again unable to break through. The italians were poorly equipped and badly led by their higherups. As winston churchill wrote after the war before alamein we never had a victory. Portrait of this famous world war ii unit at the height of its success completely illustrated with photos, maps, and diagramsin color where available in the sands of the western desert in 194142, erwin rommel made history as the desert fox. In october 1942, the italogerman army in north africa were defeated by the british 8th army in the second battle of elalamein. It was the site of a decisive british victory in world war ii see north africa, campaigns in north africa, campaigns in, series of military contests for control of north africa during world war ii. During world war ii, the british eighth army, commanded by general b. Lieutenant fiore emilio solfrizzi leads a group of soldiers stationed in egypt. Bond of honour is a 2002 italian wardrama film written and directed by enzo monteleone.
With paolo briguglia, pierfrancesco favino, luciano scarpa, emilio solfrizzi. The extent of the battle was seen from the air by an australian. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. The film won three david di donatello awards for best cinematography, best editing and best sound, a nastro dargento for best sound and a globo doro for. The italian armys foray in ww2 is underrepresented in the movies. The line of fire is concerned with the life of italian soldiers. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was. The troops, including sargent rizzo pierfrancesco favino and newbie serra paolo briguglia, are constantly under attack from the british. On the 3rd july rommel made one last attempt to break the british lines.
A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was located on the southern line of front in egypt. Rizzo, serra must contend with the unforgiving elements as well as confusing commands from his superiors. Its a good place to have a swim and get refreshed from the sand and dust you had collected on whatever journey you were on. The australian 9th division, led by lieutenant general leslie morshead, played a key role in two of these battles, enhancing its reputation earned defending tobruk during 1941.
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