Brothers of Italy

Capodistria, 1915. Captain Nazario Sauro, an officer in the Austrian Navy, is one of those patriots who militate for Italy to enter World War I. When he is about to be arrested by the Austrian authorities he chooses to desert. Once in Venice he enlists in the Italian Navy and becomes an officer in a submarine where his perfect knowledge of the coast of Istria proves particularly helpful. But when his submarine runs aground near the island of Munje, he is captured by the Austrians, sentenced to death for high treason and hanged in 1916.

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Cast

Ettore Manni profile pictureEttore ManniCapitano Nazario Sauro
Paul Müller profile picturePaul MüllerLuigi Staffi
Olga Solbelli profile pictureOlga SolbelliAnna Sauro
Lili Cerasoli profile pictureLili CerasoliMarcia Sauro
Marc Lawrence profile pictureMarc LawrenceCapitano March
Carlo Hintermann profile pictureCarlo HintermannTenente Sarnich

About Brothers of Italy

Brothers of Italy Overview

Capodistria, 1915. Captain Nazario Sauro, an officer in the Austrian Navy, is one of those patriots who militate for Italy to enter World War I. When he is about to be arrested by the Austrian authorities he chooses to desert. Once in Venice he enlists in the Italian Navy and becomes an officer in a submarine where his perfect knowledge of the coast of Istria proves particularly helpful. But when his submarine runs aground near the island of Munje, he is captured by the Austrians, sentenced to death for high treason and hanged in 1916.

Extra details

Original Title: Fratelli d'Italia
Original Language: Italian
Directed By: Fausto Saraceni