Underplayed Gems

Giarabub (1942)

Giarabub poster
Directed by
Goffredo Alessandrini
Genre
war film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The film depicts Italian soldiers defending a remote desert outpost in Libya during World War II. It focuses on their efforts to hold the position against enemy forces over several months.

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What happens

Giarabub is a 1942 Italian war film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Carlo Ninchi, Mario Ferrari and Doris Duranti. The film was a propaganda work which portrayed the Siege of Giarabub (1940–41) during the Second World War, in which Italian troops defended Jaghbub, Libya, for three months against Allied forces. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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