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Red Shirts (1952)

Red Shirts poster
Original title
Camicie rosse
Directed by
Goffredo Alessandrini, Francesco Rosi
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Anita Garibaldi, the wife of Italian unification leader Giuseppe Garibaldi. It shows her part in the political and military events of 19th century Italy.

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What happens

Red Shirts (Italian: Camicie rosse) is a 1952 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and Francesco Rosi and starring Anna Magnani, Raf Vallone and Alain Cuny. The title refers to the historical Redshirts. It is also known as Anita Garibaldi. The film portrays the life of Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), the wife of Italian unification leader Giuseppe Garibaldi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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