Thursday, September 28, 2006

San Pietro (1945)

This film is a depiction of a minor battle in World War II and the subsequent liberation of the Italian village of San Pietro. Until recently it was thought that the majority of the battle scenes were authentic; it has been revealed that most or all of them were restaged. I understand, however, that the sequence of the village liberation is documental (anyone who has certified information about this, please let me know). Anyway, the film is certainly worthwhile for those with an interest in WWII, or in filmmaking in general. The copy I saw was 32 minutes long and was broadcast on the Brazilian channel "Telecine Cult". It is also available on the Internet Archive site, but beware: although they claim their copy is 43 minutes long, it is actually also 32 minutes long.

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