The Capture of Roma

Name: The Capture of Roma
Director: Filoteo Alberini
Genre: History
Released: 1905-09-16
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Ubaldo Maria Del Colle, Carlo Rosaspina

1905 · 9 min · ★ 5.6 · History

The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.

Directed by Filoteo Alberini · Written by Gualtiero Fabbri

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Ubaldo Maria Del Colle Raffaele Cadorna
Carlo Rosaspina Hermann Kanzler

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