Bengasi (film)
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Bengasi is a 1942 Italian war film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Fosco Giachetti, Maria von Tasnady and Amedeo Nazzari.[1] The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome. The film was a propaganda work,[2] designed to support the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. It portrays Allied atrocities in "Bengasi Italiana",[3] such as the murder of a peasant by a group of drunken Australian soldiers.[4]
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Directed by | Augusto Genina |
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Produced by | Carlo Bassoli Renato Bassoli |
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Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
Music by | Antonio Veretti |
Production company | Film Bassoli |
Distributed by | Cine Tirrenia |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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It was presented at the Venice Film Festival and won the Mussolini Cup as the best Italian film while Fosco Giachetti won the best actor award. It proved popular with audiences, and was re-released in 1955 with some new scenes added.[4]