Old Guard (1934)
There were very few commercial feature films made during the Italian fascist era that were as openly propagandistic as this famous (notorious?) dramatic paean to the Blackshirts. The story takes place in a small village in Italy in October of 1922, on the eve of the fascist "March on Rome", in which King Victor Emanuel III was persuaded to consign power to Benito Mussolini. Gianfranco Giachetti is Dr. Cardini, a doctor at the local psychiatric hospital, where a strike has been called by the local socialists. Cardini turns to the fascists to help avert the strike. His son Roberto (Mino Doro) rounds up fascist friends to fight those aligned with the strikers and the town's socialists.
Director: Alessandro Blasetti
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 85 min
Release Date: June 1, 1934
Cast
- Gianfranco Giachetti - Dott. Claudio Cardini
- Mino Doro - Roberto
- Franco Brambilla - Mario
- Maria Puccini - La moglie
- Barbara Monis - La maestra
- Graziella Antonelli - La sorella della maestra
- Ugo Ceseri - Marcone
- Umberto Sacripante - Il pazzo Tralicò
- Graziela Betti - La ragazza del convento
- Gino Viotti - Il sindaco
Screenplay
- Alessandro Blasetti (Screenplay)
- Livio Apolloni (Story)
- Giuseppe Zucca (Story)
- Leo Bomba (Screenplay)
- Guido Albertini (Screenplay)
Music: Umberto Mancini
Cinematography: Otello Martelli
Editing: Ignazio Ferronetti, Alessandro Blasetti
Production: Fauno Film
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Alessandro Blasetti
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Old Guard about?
- There were very few commercial feature films made during the Italian fascist era that were as openly propagandistic as this famous (notorious?) dramatic paean to the Blackshirts. The story takes place in a small village in Italy in October of 1922, on the eve of the fascist "March on Rome", in which King Victor Emanuel III was persuaded to consign power to Benito Mussolini. Gianfranco Giachetti is Dr. Cardini, a doctor at the local psychiatric hospital, where a strike has been called by the local socialists. Cardini turns to the fascists to help avert the strike. His son Roberto (Mino Doro) rounds up fascist friends to fight those aligned with the strikers and the town's socialists.
- Who directed Old Guard?
- Old Guard was directed by Alessandro Blasetti.
- Who stars in Old Guard?
- Old Guard stars Gianfranco Giachetti, Mino Doro, Franco Brambilla, Maria Puccini, Barbara Monis, Graziella Antonelli.
- How long is Old Guard?
- Old Guard has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Old Guard?
- Old Guard is a Drama film.
- Where was Old Guard produced?
- Old Guard was produced in Italy.