As he sought to regroup his forces for another push through the german lines there was a pause for the men on the front line, although it was far from being a quiet interlude. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the enzo monteleonedirected movie via subscription. Sears, with scott brady, edward ashley, robin hughes, at turner classic movies. The film won three david di donatello awards for best cinematography, best editing and best sound, a nastro dargento for best sound and a globo doro for best new actor to paolo briguglia. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration.
Bond of honour is a 2002 italian wardrama film written and directed by enzo monteleone. The brother of actor lawrence tierney, he also starred in the tv western shotgun slade 19591961. Mussolini, the italian fascist leader, was keen to demonstrate his own mastery of the region by capturing the canal. The second half of the film sees the british finally assault the italian lines. O soldado serra paolo briguglia, voluntario universitario, chega a divisao pavia, comandada pelo tenente fiore emilio solfrizzi. Note, that there are 3 different releases by medusa. While enzo monteleones feature seems to move in circles, the. The suez canal in egypt provided a short sea route to india and australia. By 28th october montgomerys offensive was beginning to stall. Set during the titular desert battle of 1942, the film departs from expectation by concentrating on the axis point of view. That one puts italian troops dug in on low ground at the bottom of a hill, t3485s on both sides, unsupported tanks charging said dugin infantry, and m1 apcs. Slow and pondering at times but decent italian ww ii pic. He is assigned to the pavia division on the southern line in egypt. The line of fire 2002 is an italian film directed by enzo monteleone, set during world war ii and starring paolo briguglia, emilio solfrizzi and pierfrancesco favino.
Winston churchill s words illustrate clearly why the two battles fought near the egyptian coastal town in the western desert during 1942 were a turning point of world war two. With paolo briguglia, pierfrancesco favino, luciano scarpa, emilio solfrizzi. Event this summary by cpl wright nzcf, first appeared in the 6th battalion hauraki regimental associations newsletter in november 2004 no. This is a brand new episode from the landmark television series battlefield. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that rommels afrika korps and his italian allies would break through and seize cairo with catastrophic strategic and political implications for the allies. War seen through the eyes of serra, a university student from palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in africa. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was. One of michael rennies last films, as general montgomery takes over the british forces and collides with axis forces in north africa. The line of fire is concerned with the life of italian soldiers.
Mussolini has given explicit orders that italys forces were to reach the city first. Located on the arabs gulf, mediterranean sea, it lies 106 kilometres 66 mi west of alexandria and 240 kilometres 149 mi northwest of cairo. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The film won three david di donatello awards for best cinematography, best editing and best sound, a nastro dargento for best sound and a globo doro for. The real experiences of the soldiers is depicted, though limited by time. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was located on the southern line of front in egypt.
Though they mistrust one another, the german and italian troops are forced to work shoulder to shoulder to ward off the british. On september 1940, italy invaded egypt but britains desert force, commanded by. The line of fire on your tv or mobile device at home. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that rommels afrika korps and his italian allies would break through and seize cairo with catastrophic strategic and. A new zealand machine gun post in a rocky part of the allied positions in the alamein area. The italian army paid a heavy price for mussolini throwing them into a war probably twothree years earlier than it was actually ready for it it performed poorly and lost. The emptiness is subtly matteroffactually presented as the characters trudge through the desert. Leading man scott brady is best known for playing tough guys in movies such as he walked by night 1948, canon city 1948, and johnny guitar 1954. Lieutenant fiore emilio solfrizzi leads a group of soldiers stationed in egypt. It ended the long fight for the western desert, and was the only great land battle won by the british and. That one puts italian troops dug in on low ground at the bottom of a hill, t3485s on both sides, unsupported tanks. Topic event this summary by cpl wright nzcf, first appeared in the 6th battalion hauraki regimental associations newsletter in november 2004 no. Italian and german scouts sweep towards alexandria.
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