El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002)

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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?

Released: 2002-11-08
Genres: Action, Drama
Runtime: 1h 57m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 108 votes

Directed by Enzo Monteleone.

Top cast

Paolo Briguglia as Sold. Serra
Pierfrancesco Favino as Serg. Rizzo
Luciano Scarpa as Sold. Spagna
Emilio Solfrizzi as Ten. Fiore
Thomas Trabacchi as Capor. De Vita
Giuseppe Cederna as Cap. medico
Roberto Citran as Colonnello
Silvio Orlando as Generale
Antonio Petrocelli as Autista camion acqua
Sergio Albelli as Ten. "Folgore"

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Where to watch El Alamein: The Line of Fire

United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India: rent on Amazon Video

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