Attention! Bandits!

Attention! Bandits!

1951 · 97 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, War

During the winter of 1944, the partisans stationed in the Ligurian Apennines must go to a factory in Genoa, in order to pick up a delivery of weapons. Meanwhile, there's a strike in the city and the Nazis are trying to suppress it violently. The factory becomes the scene of fighting between the Germans and the partisans but the latter, aided by the workers, will be able to get the better.

Directed by Carlo Lizzani · Written by Carlo Lizzani

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Gina Lollobrigida Anna
Andrea Checchi The engineer
Vittorio Duse Domenico
Lamberto Maggiorani Marco
Maria Laura Rocca The diplomat's lover
Giuliano Montaldo Lorenzo
Giuseppe Taffarel Vento
Franco Bologna Gatto
Pietro Tordi il diplomatico
Bruno Berellini

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