El Alamein: The Line of Fire

6.52002ActionDrama

War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?

Original titleEl Alamein - La linea del fuoco

Release2002-11-08

Runtime117 min

StatusReleased

CountriesItaly, Morocco

Original languageIT

SpokenItalian

DirectorEnzo Monteleone

WritersEnzo Monteleone

ProductionCattleya, MiC, Medusa Film, Tele+, Medusa Distribuzione, Premium Cine

Votes109

Popularity2