Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.

• DirectorFrancesco Rosi
• Release17 September 1970
• Genre
  Drama / War
• Duration1h 41m
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• Rate
  

  7.3
  137 reviews
• Productions

  Jadran Film, Prima Cinematografica