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  • Il caimano del Piave (1951)
  • 100 min | Drama, War
Il caimano del Piave (1951)
100 min | Drama, War

It is 1917, the period of the First World War when Italy is fighting Austria-Hungary. Lucilla di Torrebruna leaves high school and returns to her father, a colonel in the cavalry, who lives at San Donà di Piave. He tells her that his next ...See moreIt is 1917, the period of the First World War when Italy is fighting Austria-Hungary. Lucilla di Torrebruna leaves high school and returns to her father, a colonel in the cavalry, who lives at San Donà di Piave. He tells her that his next wife is going to be Helène, a foreign lady. Lucilla takes the news calmly, pleased that her father has found happiness, although she receives a somewhat cold indifference from her new stepmother. Franco, a young man from Trieste and an old college friend of Lucilla with whom he shares a mutual affection, gets through the Austrian lines and enrols with crack Italian corps, the bersaglieri. After the Battle of Caporetto, San Donà is occupied by the enemy and the Torrebruna villa becomes the Austrian headquarters. Now Helène reveals her true colours - she is an Austrian spy. Franco and the colonel organize counter-espionage operations. The colonel, disguised as a peasant, goes to gather information while Franco swims across the River Piave with the famous caimani unit (named after the South American alligator) and reports back to Italian headquarters. In one of his reconnaissances the colonel is mortally wounded. Lucilla, helped by a young crippled peasant, carries on with the dangerous mission. In the end the young peasant is killed, and Lucilla is captured by the Austrians and sentenced to death. At the eleventh hour she is rescued by the Italian cavalry. Written by Jim Marshall See less
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Fulvio Palmieri (story) (screenplay) | Oreste Biancoli (story) (screenplay) | Fabrizio Sarazani (story) (screenplay)
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Updated Mar 7, 1951

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Mar 7, 1951 (Italy)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Milly Vitale
Lucilla di Torrebruna Lucilla di Torrebruna   See fewer
Francesco Golisano
Giacomo Ferrin detto 'Ciampin' (as Geppa) Giacomo Ferrin detto 'Ciampin' (as Geppa)   See fewer
Gino Cervi
Il colonnello di Torrebruna Il colonnello di Torrebruna   See fewer
Ludmilla Dudarova
Helene - la matrigna di Lucilla Helene - la matrigna di Lucilla   See fewer
Harry Feist
Schubert - l'ufficiale austriaco Schubert - l'ufficiale austriaco   See fewer
Gina Falckenberg
Majda (as Gina Falkemberg) Majda (as Gina Falkemberg)   See fewer
Carlo Croccolo
Esposito Esposito   See fewer
Nyta Dover
La ragazza La ragazza   See fewer
Gianni Musy
Goffredo (as Gianni Glori) Goffredo (as Gianni Glori)   See fewer
Charles Rutherford
Il tenente Stuck Il tenente Stuck   See fewer
Nerio Bernardi
Il senatore Il senatore   See fewer
Peppino Spadaro
Domenico Domenico   See fewer
Giacomo Lauri Volpi
Il capitano italiano Il capitano italiano   See fewer
Vittorio André
L'ospite di casa Torrebuona (uncredited) L'ospite di casa Torrebuona (uncredited)   See fewer
Ignazio Balsamo
Il sergente siciliano al fronte (uncredited) Il sergente siciliano al fronte (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Barker
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlo Delle Piane
Un compagno di scuola di Ciapin (uncredited) Un compagno di scuola di Ciapin (uncredited)   See fewer
Franco Ferretti
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Garavaglia
Il prete (uncredited) Il prete (uncredited)   See fewer
Lilia Landi
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Gino Leurini
Goffredo - Un compagno di scuola di Ciapin (uncredited) Goffredo - Un compagno di scuola di Ciapin (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlo Mariotti
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Achille Millo
Il professore (uncredited) Il professore (uncredited)   See fewer
Rio Nobile
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Roberto Spiombi
Un vecchio (uncredited) Un vecchio (uncredited)   See fewer
Francesco Tomalillo
Il padre di Ciapin (uncredited) Il padre di Ciapin (uncredited)   See fewer
Fausto Tozzi
Nane - il fratello di Ciapin (uncredited) Nane - il fratello di Ciapin (uncredited)   See fewer
Joop van Hulzen
Un ufficiale austriaco (uncredited) Un ufficiale austriaco (uncredited)   See fewer
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