Marcher ou mourir

Original title: Italiani brava gente

1964
2h 17m

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Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The Italian version of the film is dedicated to all those who fought on the Eastern Front in the last war.

Goofs
The Russian tanks featured in the film are T-34/85's, which were not produced until early 1944, a full a year after the events in this film took place.

Alternate versions
The U.S. version omits several scenes, such as the first half of the battle on the Don which has the Italian soldiers returning the Russian artillery fire and putting up a spirited resistance for a few minutes. Instead, the U.S. version opens the battle with the Italians already in headlong retreat.

Connections
Edited from La bataille de Stalingrad, 1ère époque (1949)

Soundtracks
Italiano Karascio
Written by Franco Migliacci (as F. Migliacci) and Armando Trovajoli (as A. Trovaioli)

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Featured review

9/10

Excellent movie, memorable 30 years after seeing it

Saw this movie only once, in the late 60's. I still remember it quite clearly. A close-up, unflinching look at the horror and futility of war. The endless, bleak Russian steppes, the shattered cities, the ice-bound winter landscapes, all combine to show how hopeless the German invasion was.

The winter retreat is one of the most frightening and depressing scenes in the movie, but it is just one of several. The film follows several characters through the war in interwoven threads, and each one is memorable.

I am eager to see this on video.