Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the unification of Italy (Risorgimento). This list does not include documentaries, short films.
1910s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1912ItalyA Sicilian HeroineI milleAlberto Degli AbbatiDrama. Giuseppe Garibaldi1918ItalyToscaAlfredo De AntoniDrama. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo
1920s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1922Weimar RepublicVaninaVanina oder Die GalgenhochzeitArthur von GerlachDrama. Based on the short story Vanina Vanini.1927ItalyThe martyrs of ItalyI martiri d'ItaliaDomenico Gaido1928Soviet UnionThe GadflyОводკრაზანაKote MarjanishviliAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel The Gadfly.
1930s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1934Italy1860Alessandro BlasettiDrama, History. Giuseppe Garibaldi, Landing at Marsala, Battle of Calatafimi, Expedition of the Thousand1934ItalyVillafrancaGiovacchino ForzanoBased on the play Villafranca. Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II1934ItalyLoyalty of LoveTeresa ConfalonieriGuido BrignoneDrama. Based on the play Il conte Aquila. Teresa Casati, Federico Confalonieri.1935ItalyI Love You OnlyAmo te solaMario MattoliComedy. Based on the play Il gatto in cantina.1937ItalyDoctor AntonioIl dottor AntonioEnrico GuazzoniDrama. Based on a novel Doctor Antonio.1939ItalyThe Knight of San MarcoIl cavaliere di San MarcoGennaro Righelli
1940s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1940ItalyBeyond LoveOltre l'amoreCarmine GalloneDrama. Based on the short story Vanina Vanini.1941ItalyThe Story of ToscaToscaCarl KochDrama, Musical. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo1941ItalyOld-Fashioned WorldPiccolo mondo anticoMario SoldatiDrama. Based on a novel The Little World of the Past.1942ItalyThe Countess of CastiglioneLa contessa CastiglioneFlavio CalzavaraDrama, History. Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione1942ItalyA Garibaldian in the ConventUn garibaldino al conventoVittorio De SicaComedy, Drama. Expedition of the Thousand1942ItalyLuisa SanfeliceLeo MenardiDrama. Based on a novel La Sanfelice. Luisa Sanfelice1945ItalyAll'ombra della gloriaPino MercantiDrama, History.1949ItalyThe Mill on the PoIl mulino del PoAlberto LattuadaDrama, History. Based on a novel Il mulino del Po.1949ItalyDead Woman's KissIl bacio di una mortaGuido BrignoneDrama, War. Based on the novel Il bacio d'una morta.
1950s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1950ItalyThe Count of Saint ElmoIl Conte di Sant'ElmoGuido BrignoneDrama.1950ItalyCavalcade of HeroesCavalcata d'eroiMario CostaSiege of Rome (1849)1952ItalyFranceRed ShirtsCamicie rosseGoffredo AlessandriniFrancesco RosiDrama, History. Anita Garibaldi1952ItalyThey Were Three HundredEran trecentoGian Paolo CallegariDrama, History. Sapri Expedition1952ItalyThe Secret of Three PointsIl segreto delle tre punteCarlo Ludovico BragagliaAdventure, Romance.1952ItalyLieutenant GiorgioIl Tenente GiorgioRaffaello MatarazzoDrama. Based on a novel Il tenente Giorgio.1953ItalyThe Life and Music of Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe VerdiRaffaello MatarazzoBiography, Drama, Music, Romance. Giuseppe Verdi1954FranceItalyThe Contessa's SecretLa CastiglioneLa Contessa di CastiglioneGeorges CombretDrama, History, Romance. Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione1954ItalyFranceHouse of RicordiCasa RicordiCarmine GalloneBiography, Drama, Music, Romance. Casa Ricordi1954ItalySensoLuchino ViscontiDrama, Romance, War. Based on a novel Senso.1954Italy100 Years of LoveCento anni d'amoreLionello De FeliceComedy, Drama, Romance, War. Battle of Monterotondo1954ItalyLa pattuglia sperdutaPiero Nelli1955Soviet UnionThe GadflyОводAleksandr FaintsimmerAction, Drama, History. Based on a novel The Gadfly.1955ItalyCount AquilaIl conte AquilaGuido SalviniBased on the play Il conte Aquila. Teresa Casati, Federico Confalonieri1955ItalyUn giglio infrantoGiorgio Walter ChiliDrama, History. Based on the play I congiurati di Belfiore.1956ItalyToscaCarmine GalloneDrama, Musical, Romance. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo
1960s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1961ItalyFranceThe BetrayerVanina VaniniRoberto RosselliniDrama. Based on the short story Vanina Vanini.1961ItalyFranceGaribaldiViva l'Italia!Roberto RosselliniDrama, History. Giuseppe Garibaldi, Expedition of the Thousand1963ItalyFranceThe LeopardIl GattopardoLuchino ViscontiDrama, History. Based on a novel The Leopard.1965ItalySons of the LeopardI figli del leopardoSergio CorbucciComedy. Parody of the movie The Leopard.1969ItalyFranceThe ConspiratorsNell'anno del SignoreLuigi MagniComedy, Drama, History.
1970s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1970ItalyPaths of WarFranco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerraAldo GrimaldiComedy, Western.1971Italy1870Correva l'anno di grazia 1870Alfredo GiannettiDrama, History.1971ItalyMy father monsignorMio padre monsignoreAntonio RacioppiComedy.1971ItalyYugoslaviaLibertyBronte: cronaca di un massacro che i libri di storia non hanno raccontatoFlorestano VanciniDrama, History. The Events of Bronte, Nino Bixio1972ItalySt. Michael Had a RoosterSan Michele aveva un galloPaolo and Vittorio TavianiDrama, History. Based on the short story The Divine and the Human.1973ItalyThe Five DaysLe cinque giornateDario ArgentoComedy, Drama, History. Five Days of Milan1973ItalyLa ToscaLuigi MagniDrama, Musical. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo1974ItalyAllonsanfànPaolo and Vittorio TavianiDrama, History.1976ItalyHow Wonderful to Die AssassinatedQuanto è bello lu murire accisoEnnio LorenziniDrama, History. Carlo Pisacane1977ItalyIn the Name of the Pope KingIn nome del papa reLuigi MagniDrama, History. Based on a novel I misteri del processo Monti e Tognetti. Giuseppe Monti, Gaetano Tognetti
1980s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1980ItalyThe sharpshooters are arrivingArrivano i bersaglieriLuigi MagniComedy, Drama. Capture of Rome1980RomaniaThe Stake and the FlameRug și flacărăAdrian PetringenaruWar. Based on a novel Rug și flacără.1981ItalyFrancePassion of LovePassione d'amoreEttore ScolaDrama, History, Romance. Based on a novel Fosca.1986ItalySuperfantozziNeri ParentiComedy.1986Soviet UnionThe Mysterious PrisonerТаинственный узникValeriu GagiuAdventure, Drama. Based on a novel Clad in Stone. Mikhail Beideman1989Italy'O ReLuigi MagniComedy, Drama, History. Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Francis II of the Two Sicilies
1990s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1990ItalyFranceGermanyIn the Name of the Sovereign PeopleIn nome del popolo sovranoLuigi MagniDrama, History. First Italian War of Independence1994ItalyThe Hero of Two WorldsL'eroe dei due mondiGuido ManuliAnimation.1995FranceThe Horseman on the RoofLe hussard sur le toitJean-Paul RappeneauAdventure, Drama, Romance, War. Based on a novel The Horseman on the Roof. Angelo Pardi, 1826–1837 cholera pandemic1999ItalyFranceFerdinando and CarolinaFerdinando e CarolinaLina WertmüllerComedy, History. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Maria Carolina of Austria
2000s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2000ItalyLa CarbonaraLuigi MagniDrama. Carbonari2001ItalyFranceUnited KingdomGermanyToscaBenoît JacquotDrama, Music, Musical. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo2004ItalyThe Remains of NothingIl resto di nienteAntonietta De LilloDrama, History. Based on a novel Il resto di niente. Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel, Parthenopean Republic2006ItalyFire at My HeartFuoco su di meLamberto LambertiniHistory. Joachim Murat2007ItalySpainGermanyUnited StatesThe ViceroysI ViceréRoberto FaenzaDrama, History. Based on a novel The Viceroys.2007BrazilItalyAnita, a Life for GaribaldiAnita - Una vita per GaribaldiAurelio GrimaldiAdventure, Drama, History. Anita Garibaldi
2010s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2010ItalyFranceWe BelievedNoi credevamoMario MartoneHistory. Based on the novel Noi credevamo. Young Italy
2020s YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject2020ItalyThe Battle of Rome 1849La battaglia di Roma 1849Luigi CozziHistory, War. Based on the novel Un garibaldino a casa Giacometti. Siege of Rome (1849)2023ItalyFranceGermanyKidnappedRapitoMarco BellocchioDrama, History. Based on the book Il caso Mortara. Mortara case2023ItalianGodfrey and Italy calledGoffredo e l'Italia chiamòAngelo AntonucciGoffredo Mameli2025ItalyThe IllusionL'abbaglioRoberto AndòDrama, History. Giuseppe Garibaldi, Vincenzo Giordano Orsini, Landing at Marsala, Battle of Calatafimi, Expedition of the Thousand
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror films YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1974ItalyThe KissIl bacioMario LanfranchiDrama, Horror. Based on the novel Il bacio d'una morta.
Television films YearCountryMain title(Alternative title)Original title(Original script) DirectorSubject1963East GermanyVanina VaniniDer furchtlose RebellHelmut SchiemannDrama. Based on the short story Vanina Vanini.1964ItalyAntonello, Calabrian brigand leaderAntonello capobrigante calabreseOttavio SpadaroDrama. Based on the play Antonello capobrigante calabrese. Bandiera brothers1972ItalyGiuseppe MazziniPino PassalacquaBiography, Drama, History. Giuseppe Mazzini1976ItalyWest GermanyToscaGianfranco De BosioCrime, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller. Based on the play La Tosca. Battle of Marengo1987Soviet UnionRivaresРиваресBidzina ChkheidzeMusic. Based on a novel The Gadfly.2003ItalyPasquino's NightLa notte di PasquinoLuigi MagniComedy.2004ItalyFranceLuisa SanfelicePaolo and Vittorio TavianiDrama, History, Romance. Based on a novel La Sanfelice. Luisa Sanfelice
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