Silvio Laurenti Rosa

Film by Silvio Laurenti Rosa.

La battaglia dall’Astico al Piave was made by the Italian Royal Army Film Department in 1918, and testifies to the events between 14 and 30 June 1918 which decided the outcome of the Second Battle of the Piave, when the Italian army under the command of General Armando Diaz defeated the Austro-Hungarian Empire, heralding its decline and ultimate downfall

The heroic 19th century figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi and his role in the Risorgimento to unify Italy into one nation state are used to celebrate the bravery and grandiosity of Italy's new leader at the time the film was made, Benito Mussolini.