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Many Wars Ago (Italian: Uomini contro, lit. 'Men Against') is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film is based on Emilio Lussu's memoir Un anno sull'altipiano ("One year on the plateau"), recounting his experiences at the Battle of Asiago.
- Piero Piccioni
- 31 August 1970 (Venice), 17 September 1970 (Italy), 13 January 1971 (Yugoslavia)
- Francesco Rosi, Marina Cicogna
Sep 17, 1970 · Many Wars Ago: Directed by Francesco Rosi. With Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny, Gian Maria Volontè, Giampiero Albertini. On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the Italian troops.
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In Northern Italy, WWI has turned into a bloody stalemate. Bogged down in their trenches on a barren highland, the men of an Italian infantry division have been given one objective: retake a commanding height from the enemy.
Many Wars Ago is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film is based on Emilio Lussu's memoir Un anno sull'altipiano, recounting his experiences at the Battle of Asiago.
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An unpleasant and inhumane war film, exactly what it needed to be. youllneverbe 16 April 2009. Warning: Spoilers. "Many Wars Ago" (1970) Dir: Francesco Rosi. The First World War has been the subject of countless works of art in the last ninety years, and with good reason.
Italian. Director. Francesco Rosi. Actors. Gian Maria Volonte, Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny. Watch it Later. Add to My Watch List. Watch it On. What's it About. On the front-lines of World War 1 in 1916, Italian infantrymen face the machine guns of the Austrian army.
