Set in 1857, it's the story of a band of revolutionaries fighting against the Borbones.
Social & External
The people behind it
Rossano Brazzi
Volpintesta
Franca Marzi
Sina
Myriam Bru
Lucia
Peter Trent
Franco della Spina
Antonio Cifariello
Il sergente
Fiorella Ferrero
Purificata
Armando Guarnieri
Il generale
Marco Guglielmi
L'alfiere
Roberto Mauri
Orsaja
Franco Pesce
Lo speziale
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