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 |