Characters & Themes
Harlem (1943) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1943 · 113 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Carmine Gallone
- Starring
- Massimo Girotti, Elisa Cegani, Amedeo Nazzari, Vivi Gioi, Osvaldo Valenti, Erminio Spalla
Propaganda film based on Primo Carnera, who claimed the heavyweight title but later lost to Max Bear and Joe Louis before Italy’s Ethiopian invasion, sparking Harlem racial clashes between Black residents and fascists. The film rewrites history, showing a boxer’s win to promote superiority, using POWs as extras in a work camp set up by ministries.
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