DAYS OF GLORY
by Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei, Marcello Pagliero, Luchino Visconti Di Modrone
synopsis
The first documentary on the German occupation of Rome and Italian resistance in the waning years of World War II. Shot over two years covering the trial of Fascist police chief Pietro Caruso, who organized the Ardeatine massacre of 300 Italian prisoners as reprisal for a partisan attack.
international title: | Days of Glory |
original title: | Giorni di gloria |
country: | Italy, Switzerland |
year: | 1945 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei, Marcello Pagliero, Luchino Visconti Di Modrone |
film run: | 71' |
release date: | IT 17/10/1945, CH 12/10/1969, DE 02/1990, CZ 05/04/2005 |
cast: | Umberto Barbaro |
cinematography by: | Gianni Di Venanzo, Giorgio Lastricati, Giovanni Pucci, Massimo Terzano |
film editing: | Carlo Alberto Chiesa, Mario Serandrei |