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Cast
Alberto Tavazzi
as Military Chaplain
Roswita Schmidt
as Irina, the Militiawoman
Aldo Capacci
as Student Soldier
Franco Castellani
as Wounded Russian Soldier
Attilio Dottesio
as Wounded Tank Driver
Doris Hild
as Russian Peasant Woman
Gualtiero Isnenghi
as Wounded Anti-Bolshevik
Antonio Marietti
as Serghej, the People's Commissar
Piero Pastore
as Beyrov
Marcello Tanzi
as Diego
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1943
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresWar
Votes14
DirectorRoberto Rossellini
WritersGiovanni D'Alicandro, Alberto Consiglio, Roberto Rossellini
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Man with the Cross
About 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.
Directed by Roberto Rossellini, The Man with the Cross leans on a strong ensemble — Alberto Tavazzi, Roswita Schmidt, Aldo Capacci — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1943.
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