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'Sentinels of Bronze' (Italian: 'Sentinelle di bronzo') is a 1937 Italian war film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Fosco Giachetti, Giovanni Grasso and Doris Duranti.

History



In the 1930s and 1940s, early Somali actors and film technicians co-operated with Italian crews to domestically produce Fascist films. Among the latter productions were 'Dub'aad' and 'Sentinels of Bronze'. The movie "Sentinels of Bronze" ('Sentinelle di bronzo'[http://www.benitomovieposter.com/catalog/sentinelle-di-bronzo-pi-130356.html Original Movie Poster]) was awarded in the Festival di Venezia of 1937 as the "Best Italian colonial Film", winning an Italian Cup.Sentinelle di Bronzo (1937). Movie with Italian & Somalian actors

The film is a propaganda work set in the days leading up to the outbreak of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

Topic



In an incident modeled on the Wal Wal incident, an Italian outpost is besieged by large numbers of Abyssinian troops, but the garrison refuse to surrender. It was part of a series of films set in Italy's African Empire during the Fascist era.Palummbo; p.284

Cast



* Fosco Giachetti as Capitano Negri

* Giovanni Grasso as Sergente Amato

* Doris Duranti as Dahab

* Hassan Mohamed as Elmi

* Mohamed Aghi Al as Islam

* Ali Ibrahim as Giama

* Elmi Ahmed as Ras Sciferr

* Abdullah Ali as Hawariat

References





Bibliography



* Palumbo, Patrizia. 'A Place in the Sun: Africa in Italian Colonial Culture from Post-unification to the Present'. University of California Press, 2003.


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