The Two Sergeants (1936)
Original title: i 2 sergenti
Production: Italy|93 min| black and white
Dramatic, Psychological
two sergeants of the napoleonic army, working under the italian army, fraternal friends, are assigned to the sanitary cord that isolates a smallpox-infested village. moved by the pain of a poor mother, they break the rules, letting the woman pass; however they are discovered and sentenced to death. but, given the motive for their crime, only one will suffer the penalty: the sergeant who was once official, degraded because he was wrongly accused of spying, is designated. during the night the condemned man manages to get a permit to visit his family, leaving his faithful companion as a hostage. the return is hampered by various accidents, the hostage friend is about to be shot, but the spy that caused all the trouble to the degraded officer is discovered. the sentence is suspended and the emperor, with great magnanimity, grants grace to both young people.
Historical episodes of setting
Direction
Enrico Guazzoni: regista
Gino Talamo: aiuto regista
Production and Screenplay
Nunzio Malasomma: sceneggiatore
Gherardo Gherardi: dialoghi
Carlo Bernari: sceneggiatore
Pietro Mander: produttore
Interpreters and Characters
giovanni dal cortivo
gianfranco zanchi
Alberto Capozzi(età:52)
Gianfranco Bellini(età:12)
Technical staff
Alessandro Cicognini: musiche
Virgilio Marchi: costumista
Virgilio Marchi: scenografo
Gherardo Gherardi: scenografo
Augusto Tiezzi: direttore della fotografia
Enrico Guazzoni: scenografo
Luigi Giacosi: direttore di produzione
Arturo Gallea: direttore della fotografia
Gino Talamo: montatore
Savino Fino: arredatore
Savino Fino: costruzioni
Raoul Magni: fonico
Valentino Bruchi: direttore di produzione
Athos Rogero Natali: scenografo
Umberto Torri: arredatore
Umberto Torri: costruzioni
Pietro Clausetti: musiche
A.olivotti: scenografo
Gerardo Cinti: arredatore
Gerardo Cinti: costruzioni
Tirteo Capuletis: musiche
Athos R. natali: scenografo