72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Le rose del deserto / The Roses of the Desert

Mario Monicelli
Italy
Synopsis
The misfortunes of an Italian military medical team in a remote Libyan desert oasis during the 1940 campaign to reinforce the Germans. Their lack of experience causes chaos to reign in the camp until they turn into a kind of humanitarian mission to help the locals.
Director
Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Alessandro Bencivenni, Suso Cecchi d’Amico, Mario Monicelli, Domenico Saverni
Photography
Saverio Guarna
Edition
Bruno Sarandrea
Music
Paolo Dossena, Mino Freda
Cast
Michele Placido, Giorgio Pasotti, Alessandro Haber, Fulvio Falzarano, Moran Atias
Running Time
102 m.
Country
Italy
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