The Garibaldi Boy
About The Garibaldi Boy
During Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand in 1860, a boy is killed in the campaign against the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Cast & crew
More about The Garibaldi Boy
Filoteo Alberini produced and directed this Cines short. The catalog cast lists Maria Caserini, Mario Caserini, and Gemma De Ferrari. The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia–Cineteca Nazionale restored it with the Grand Orient of Italy for the bicentennial of Garibaldi's birth. A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Themes
Background
The short is set in the Expedition of the Thousand, Garibaldi's 1860 fight with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Preservation
Restored by the Cineteca Nazionale with the Grand Orient of Italy. A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- The campaign in the film is the 1860 march that aimed at unifying Italy.
- The restoration was one of two Garibaldi films in that bicentennial project.
- The Internet Archive identifier is silent-the-garibaldi-boy.
Scenes
- The boy is killed while Garibaldi's campaign is under way.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-the-garibaldi-boy)
