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Bengasi (1942)

Bengasi (1942)

Drama War
Release Date: 1942, January 10
Directors: Augusto Genina
Countries: Italy
Production: Film Bassoli
Cast: Amedeo Nazzari, Vivi Gioi, Fosco Giachetti, Fedele Gentile, Maria von Tasnady, Guido Notari, Carlo Duse, Laura Redi, Leo Garavaglia, Amelia Bissi

Overview:

The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War, when the city of Benghazi in Italian-ruled Libya was occupied by British forces. Italian inhabitants of Benghazi work to resist the British and discover their military plans. One man, Captain Enrico Berti, appears to be collaborating with the British but is in fact working undercover for Italian intelligence. The film ends with the city being recaptured by Italian troops and their Nazi German allies.