| The Great Appeal | |
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| Directed by | Mario Camerini |
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| Produced by | Roberto Dandi |
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| Cinematography | Massimo Terzano |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Music by | Annibale Bizzelli |
Production company | Artisti Associati |
| Distributed by | Artisti Associati |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Great Appeal (Italian:Il Grande appello) is a 1936 Italianwar film directed byMario Camerini and starringCamillo Pilotto,Roberto Villa andLina d'Acosta. It is sometimes known by thealternative titleThe Last Roll-Call.
Camerini was considered to have no sympathies with theFascist regime regime of Italy, but he made thispropaganda film that endorsed the colonial policies of the Italian government.[1] It was one of a number ofAfrican-set films made during theFascist era includingThe White Squadron (1936),Sentinels of Bronze (1937) andLuciano Serra, Pilot (1938).[2] The film portrays the rediscovery of hispatriotism of an Italian, who eventually dies for his country.
Giovanni Bertani is a rootless Italian emigrant who is currently running ahotel inFrench Djibouti. Although his son Enrico is serving with the Italian forces in theSecond Italo-Ethiopian War he sells arms to theAbyssinian forces fighting them. Following a journey to Abyssinia Giovanni regains his sense ofItalian identity, and is fatally wounded blowing up the shipment of arms to the Abyssinians.[3]
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