

The Roses of the Desert
Overview
A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.
Movie Details
Languages
Italian
Studio
Mikado Film
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Key Crew

Mario Monicelli
Director

Alessandro Bencivenni
Screenplay

Mario Monicelli
Story

Alessandro Bencivenni
Story

Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Cast

Michele Placido
Frate Simeone

Alessandro Haber
Maggiore Stefano Strucchi

Giorgio Pasotti
Ten. Marcello Salvi

Claudio Bigagli
Un soldato toscano

Moran Atias
Aisha

Fulvio Falzarano
Sgt. Barzottin

Tatti Sanguineti
Tiziano Scarpa

Nicola Acunzo
Roberto D'Addario
Danilo Nicola De Summa

Francesco Guzzo

Enzo Marcelli

Giuseppe Oppedisano

Stefano Scandaletti
Emanuele Spera

Hermann Weiskopf

Flavio Pistilli

Paolo Lombardi
Giovanni Trevisanello