The Man with the Cross

Ukraine, 1942. Italian troops are fighting against the Soviet Union. A military chaplain volunteers to stay behind with a badly wounded Italian soldier, even though this means certain capture.

Release Date

February 3, 1943

Runtime

72 min

Genres

War

Directed by

Roberto Rossellini, Mariano Cafiero

Screenplay by

Roberto Rossellini, Alberto Consiglio, Giovanni D'Alicandro, Asvero Gravelli

Story by

Asvero Gravelli

Language

Italian

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Attilio Dottesio

Il carrista ferito

Cast12 cast members

Alberto Tavazzi

Il cappellano militare

Roswita Schmidt

Irina, la miliziana

Antonio Marietti

Serghej, il commissario del popolo

Attilio Dottesio

Il carrista ferito

Aldo Capacci

Lo studente soldato

Franco Castellani

Un soldato russo ferito (as F. Castellani)

Piero Pastore

Beyrov

Zoia Weneda

Un'altra contadina russa

Doris Hild

Una contadina russa

Gualtiero Isnenghi

Il ferito antibolscevico (as Ruggero Islenghi)

Antonio Suriano

Il soldato napoletano

Marcello Tanzi

Diego (as M. Tanzi)

Crew12 crew members

Roberto Rossellini

Screenplay, Director

Guglielmo Lombardi

Director of Photography

Alberto Consiglio

Screenplay

Giovanni D'Alicandro

Screenplay

Asvero Gravelli

Screenplay, Story

Renzo Rossellini

Original Music Composer

Eraldo Da Roma

Editor

Gastone Medin

Production Design

Giuseppe Sylos

Production Manager

Alberto Attili

Director of Photography

Mariano Cafiero

First Assistant Director

Pietro Sassoli

Conductor