Release, runtime and language

1942 · 90 mins · Italian

Directed by

Augusto Genina

Starring

Fosco Giachetti, Amedeo Nazzari, Fedele Gentile, Vivi Gioi, Carlo Duse, Piero Heliczer

Set in 1941 during WWII, the film follows the Italian residents of Benghazi, then under British occupation, as they organize resistance and uncover British military plans. Captain Enrico Berti appears to cooperate with the British, but he is secretly an Italian intelligence operative. The story culminates with the city's recapture by Italian and German forces.