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	\|editing = [[Eugenio Alabiso]]<ref name=archiv/>		\|editing = [[Eugenio Alabiso]]<ref name=archiv/>
	\|production_companies = Zenith Cinematografica<br>Films Corona<ref name=archiv/>		\|production_companies = Zenith Cinematografica<br>[[Les Films Corona]]<ref name=archiv/>
	\|distributor = [[Titanus]]<ref name=archiv/>		\|distributor = [[Titanus]]<ref name=archiv/>
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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Made with the cooperation of the Italian army, the film is told through a company of the [[185th ~~Paratroopers~~ Division "Folgore"]] commanded by [[Lieutenant]] (Lt.) Giorgio Borri. The inexperienced Lt. Borri is assisted by his brother, [[Sergeant major\|Sergeant Major]] (Sgt. Maj.) Claudio Borri, a seasoned veteran of the [[Bersaglieri]]. Barri's British counterpart is Lt. Graham, with the two first coming face to face when Barri is captured.		Made with the cooperation of the Italian army, the film is told through a company of the [[185th Infantry Division "Folgore"]] commanded by [[Lieutenant]] (Lt.) Giorgio Borri. The inexperienced Lt. Borri is assisted by his brother, [[Sergeant major\|Sergeant Major]] (Sgt. Maj.) Claudio Borri, a seasoned veteran of the [[Bersaglieri]]. Barri's British counterpart is Lt. Graham, with the two first coming face to face when Barri is captured.

	The film also features Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]], [[Marshal of Italy]] [[Ettore Bastico]], and [[General officer\|Generals]] (Gen.) [[Bernard Law Montgomery]], [[Georg Stumme]] and [[Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma]].		The film also features Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]], [[Marshal of Italy]] [[Ettore Bastico]], and [[General officer\|Generals]] (Gen.) [[Bernard Law Montgomery]], [[Georg Stumme]] and [[Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma]].
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	*[[Ettore Manni]] as Italian Captain		*[[Ettore Manni]] as Italian Captain
	*[[Gérard Herter]] as [[Brigadier general\|Brigadier General]] Schwartz		*[[Gérard Herter]] as [[Brigadier general\|Brigadier General]] Schwartz
	*[[~~Princess~~ Ira von Fürstenberg\|Ira ~~von~~ Fürstenberg]] as Marta		*[[Ira von Fürstenberg\|Ira Fürstenberg]] as Marta
	*[[Giuseppe Addobbati]] as Gen. [[Georg Stumme]]		*[[Giuseppe Addobbati]] as Gen. [[Georg Stumme]]
	*[[Manlio Busoni]] as Gen. [[Ettore Bastico]]		*[[Manlio Busoni]] as Gen. [[Ettore Bastico]]
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	[[Category:Cultural depictions of Erwin Rommel]]		[[Category:Cultural depictions of Erwin Rommel]]
	[[Category:Cultural depictions of Bernard Montgomery]]		[[Category:Cultural depictions of Bernard Montgomery]]
	[[Category:French World War II films]]		[[Category:French World War II films]]
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{{Infobox film
|name = The Battle of El Alamein
|image = Battaglia-di-el-alamein-la-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|director = [[Giorgio Ferroni]] (as Calvin Jackson Padget)
|producer = [[Luciano Martino]] Mino Loy
|screenplay = [[Ernesto Gastaldi]]<ref name=archiv/> Remigio Del Grosso
|story = Ernesto Gastaldi<ref name=archiv>{{cite web|url=http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=AG2531|publisher=Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it|title=La battaglia di El Alamein (1968)|accessdate=October 21, 2021|language=it}}</ref>
|starring = {{ubl|[[Frederick Stafford]]|[[George Hilton (actor)|George Hilton]]|[[Enrico Maria Salerno]]}}
|music = [[Carlo Rustichelli]]<ref name=archiv/>
|cinematography = Sergio D'Offizi<ref name=archiv/>
|editing = [[Eugenio Alabiso]]<ref name=archiv/>
|production_companies = Zenith Cinematografica Films Corona<ref name=archiv/>
|distributor = [[Titanus]]<ref name=archiv/>
|released = {{Film date|df=yes|1969|1|23|Italy}}
|runtime = 96 minutes
|country = Italy France<ref name=archiv/>
|language = Italian French
}}
'''''The Battle of El Alamein''''' is a 1969 [[war film]] directed in 1969 by [[Giorgio Ferroni]]. It was an [[international co-production]] between Italy and France.<ref name=allmovie/> The film depicts the [[Second Battle of El Alamein]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-first1=Hans-Michael|editor-last1=Bock|editor-link1=Hans-Michael Bock|editor-first2=Tim|editor-last2=Bergfelder|title=The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema|publisher=[[Berghahn Books]]|year=2009|location=New York, NY|page=319|isbn=978-1571816559|jstor=j.ctt1x76dm6|last1=Hake |first1=Sabine |doi=10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6 |s2cid=252868046 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Louis|first=Paul|title=Italian Horror Film Directors|year=2015|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|orig-year=2004|isbn=978-0786461134}}</ref>

==Plot==
Made with the cooperation of the Italian army, the film is told through a company of the [[185th Paratroopers Division "Folgore"]] commanded by [[Lieutenant]] (Lt.) Giorgio Borri. The inexperienced Lt. Borri is assisted by his brother, [[Sergeant major|Sergeant Major]] (Sgt. Maj.) Claudio Borri, a seasoned veteran of the [[Bersaglieri]]. Barri's British counterpart is Lt. Graham, with the two first coming face to face when Barri is captured.

The film also features Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]], [[Marshal of Italy]] [[Ettore Bastico]], and [[General officer|Generals]] (Gen.) [[Bernard Law Montgomery]], [[Georg Stumme]] and [[Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma]].

==Cast==
*[[Frederick Stafford]] as Lt. Giorgio Borri
*[[George Hilton (actor)|George Hilton]] as Lt. Graham
*[[Michael Rennie]] as Gen. [[Bernard Law Montgomery]]
*[[Robert Hossein]] as Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel]]
*[[Enrico Maria Salerno]] as Sgt. Maj. Claudio Borri
*[[Marco Guglielmi]] as [[Captain]] Hubert
*[[Ettore Manni]] as Italian Captain
*[[Gérard Herter]] as [[Brigadier general|Brigadier General]] Schwartz
*[[Princess Ira von Fürstenberg|Ira von Fürstenberg]] as Marta
*[[Giuseppe Addobbati]] as Gen. [[Georg Stumme]]
*[[Manlio Busoni]] as Gen. [[Ettore Bastico]]
*[[Salvatore Borgese]] as Kapow
*[[Luciano Catenacci]] as Sgt. O'Hara
*[[Nello Pazzafini]] as Italian Sergeant
*[[Tom Felleghy]] as [[Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma]]

==Release==
''The Battle of El Alamein'' was released in Italy on January 23, 1969.<ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-battle-of-el-alamein-v4319|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=The Battle of El Alamein on AllMovie|accessdate=October 21, 2021|last=Erickson|first=Hal|authorlink=Hal Erickson (author)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0062714}}

{{Giorgio Ferroni}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle of El Alamein, The}}
[[Category:Films directed by Giorgio Ferroni]]
[[Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli]]
[[Category:Macaroni Combat films]]
[[Category:1969 war films]]
[[Category:North African campaign films]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Erwin Rommel]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Bernard Montgomery]]
[[Category:French World War II films]]
[[Category:Italian World War II films]]
[[Category:1960s Italian films]]
[[Category:1960s French films]]

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