Bengasi (1942)
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.
Cast
Fosco Giachetti
Hauptmann Enrico Berti / Il capitano Enrico Berti
Maria von Tasnady
Carla Berti
Amedeo Nazzari
Filippo Colleoni
Vivi Gioi
Vivi Gioi
Guido Notari
Bürgermeister / Il podestà italiano a Bengasi
Fedele Gentile
Antonio
Carlo Duse
Hauptmann Marchi / Il capitano Marchi
Piero Heliczer
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