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Cavalry (1936 Italian film)

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Cavalry
Nazzari in a film scene
Directed byGoffredo Alessandrini
Written by
Starring
CinematographyVáclav Vích
Edited byGiorgio Simonelli
Music byEnzo Masetti
Production
company
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
  • 23 October 1936 (1936-10-23)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Cavalry (Italian: Cavalleria) is a 1936 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Elisa Cegani and Luigi Carini. The film marked Nazzari's first role as a lead actor, after making his film debut the previous year. It was a box office success and established some of his personal traits that would be brought out even more clearly in his breakthrough role Luciano Serra, Pilot (1938).[1]

Synopsis

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Umberto Solaro, a young cavalry officer, falls in love with a Piedmont Count's daughter. They develop a romantic attachment, but she marries an Austrian baron under family pressure. After his horse dies in an accident during a completion, Solaro transfers into the newly formed Italian Air Force. He falls heroically in combat during the First World War.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Gundle p.187

Bibliography

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  • Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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