Il grande appello

Il grande appello

1936 · 80 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, War

An Italian proprietor of a squalid Djibouti bar collaborated in selling arms to Ethiopians fighting his own country's invasion but after finding his long lost son on the Fascist front he decides to choose patriotism over selfish profit.

Directed by Mario Camerini · Written by Mario Camerini

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