The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.

• DirectorAlessandro Blasetti
• Release21 February 1934
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 15m
• Budget?
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  6.4
  15 reviews
• Productions

  Cinès-Pittaluga, Società Italiana Cines