FILM
 
Vecchia guardia

Artefact Type:

film

Description:

This drama film celebrates the violent origins of Fascism (the 'squadrismo'), mixing epic and comedy with both a pedagogic and retrospective purpose: in a town of central Italy, a staunch Fascist organizes punitive expeditions against left-wing workers on strike, and decides to join the March on Rome after his younger brother is killed by a left-wing worker.

Duration (mins):

88

Genre(s):

Drama

Production Company:

FAUNO FILM

Director(s):

Alessandro Blasetti

Composer(s):

Umberto Mancini

Screenwriter(s):

Alessandro Blasetti
Giuseppe Zucca
Livio Apolloni
Leo Bomba
Guido Albertini

Senic Designer(s):

Leo Bomba

Actor(s):

Gianfranco Giachetti
Ermino Doro di Costa di Vernassino (known as 'Mino Doro')
Franco Brambilla
Andrea Checchi
Giovanni Grasso jr.

Release Date :

1934

Theme(s) :

Propaganda