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Many Wars Ago (Italian: Uomini contro, lit. 'Men Against') is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film is based on Emilio Lussu's memoir Un anno sull'altipiano ("One year on the plateau"), recounting his experiences at the Battle of Asiago.
Nov 3, 2023 · Many Wars Ago (Italian: Uomini contro, lit. 'Men Against') is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film...
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- BAYONET WAR FILMS
Sep 17, 1970 · Based on a novel by Emilio Lussu, the film depicts a mutiny among Italian soldiers on the front line during World War I. Directed by Francesco Rosi, the film features Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny, Gian Maria Volontè and others.
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- Drama, War
- Francesco Rosi
- 1970-09-17
Jul 6, 2023 · Many Wars Ago (1970) https://amzn.to/3Jswe3m On the Italian-Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated...
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- Johnny's War Stories
Jun 14, 2022 · 101 min. Genre. Drama, war. Format. Digital. Synopsis. At the beginning of the First World War, during the Italian-Austrian conflict, a young lieutenant rises up against his hierarchy to defend his men during the carnage of the Battle of Asagio.
Rosi's film paints a portrait of war weary men called upon time and again to leave their trenches in attempts to storm enemy positions. The results are horrific and in one attack a major is killed and in an act of arbitrary cruelty, every sixth man of his platoon is chosen to be executed by a firing squad of his comrades in some kind of bizarre ...
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A World War I film about a mutiny among Italian troops on the Trentino Front. The soldiers face brutal attacks and executions by their own officers, while questioning the purpose of war.
