

The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.
Director: Alessandro Blasetti
Carmelo Trau
Rosuzza Trau
padre Costanzo

colonnello Carini

Clelia
il mazziniano

l'autonomista
padre di Rosuzza

un altro cittadino siciliano
il giobertiano