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The Man with the Cross

1h 14min

War

Ukraine, 1942. Italian troops are fighting against the Soviet Union. A military chaplain volunteers to stay behind with a badly wounded Italian soldier, even though this means certain capture.

Production Companies

Continentalcine

ENIC

Cast

Alberto Tavazzi

Alberto Tavazzi

Military Chaplain
Roswita Schmidt

Roswita Schmidt

Irina, the Militiawoman
Aldo Capacci

Aldo Capacci

Student Soldier
Franco Castellani

Franco Castellani

Wounded Russian Soldier
Attilio Dottesio

Attilio Dottesio

Wounded Tank Driver
Doris Hild

Doris Hild

Russian Peasant Woman
Gualtiero Isnenghi

Gualtiero Isnenghi

Wounded Anti-Bolshevik
Antonio Marietti

Antonio Marietti

Serghej, the People's Commissar
Piero Pastore

Piero Pastore

Beyrov
Marcello Tanzi

Marcello Tanzi

Diego
Antonio Suriano

Antonio Suriano

Neapolitan Soldier (uncredited)
Zoia Weneda

Zoia Weneda

Another Russian Peasant Woman (uncredited)

Release date

3rd Feb 1943

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano