SYNOPSIS
The story takes place during the days before the armistice of September 8th 1943, in a country by the sea near Taranto, ruled by the Podesta Pompeo Treglia and with a German garrison settled in the fortress where Sciusciù, the “poor madman” of the country, leaves.
This man, being still a child, is at everybody’s mercy, except for the little kids and for Annamaria, a young woman the Podesta has put his eyes on. These are crucial days of waiting: not everyone is aware of what is about to happen.
One night Sciusciù meets three allied parachuters and makes them shelter in Annamaria’s farm- house; she falls in love with one of them, Tony. The three guys are then imprisoned: fortunately the German Officer Stolz displays great humanity.
Year: 2000
Format: TV movie 1×90′
Genre: Drama
Language: Italian
Co-production: Beta Film, Lux Vide, Paramount Pictures, Rai
Viewers: 7.814.000
Share: 34,76%
Cast
Sciusciù | Lino Banfi |
Annamaria | Karin Proia |
Tony | Antonio Sabato Jr |
Omero | Rocco Papaleo |
Stolz | Mario Adorf |
Clarice | Antonella Attili |
Nicola | Stefano Masciarelli |
Venerino | Gianfranco Barra |
Antonio | Paolo De Vita |
Pompeo | Antonino Iuorio |
Heinz | Lazlo Imre Kish |
Crew
Produced By | Alessandro Jacchia |
Directed By | Joseph Sargent |
Based On | Lino Banfi, Fabio Leoni |
Screenplay | Stefano Sudrié |
With The Collaboration | Lino Banfi, Fabio Leoni |
Story Editor | Saverio D’Ercole |
Costumes Designer | Liliana Sotira |
Production Designer | Franco Ceraolo |
Production Manager | Vincenzo Cartuccia |
Director of Photography | Roberto Forza |
Sound Engeneer | Roberto Petrozzi |
Casting | Chiara Meloni |
Sound | Giuseppe Muratori |
Stills Photographer | Italo Tonni |