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
Director of Photography: Anchise Brizzi, Giulio De Luca
Producer: Emilio Cecchi
Story: Gino Mazzucchi
Writer: Emilio Cecchi, Alessandro Blasetti
Screenplay: Gino Mazzucchi