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.
as Carmelo Trau
as Rosuzza Trau
as padre Costanzo
as colonnello Carini
as Clelia
as il mazziniano
as l'autonomista
as padre di Rosuzza
as un altro cittadino siciliano
as il giobertiano
as ragazza siciliana
as soldato piemontese
as un soldato
