Giarabub (film)

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Giarabub is a 1942 Italian war film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini, starring Carlo Ninchi, Mario Ferrari, and Doris Duranti. It was made as propaganda and tells the story of the Siege of Giarabub (1940–41), when Italian troops defended Jaghbub in Libya for three months during World War II.

The movie was produced by Scalera Film, runs 85 minutes, and is in Italian. It was released on 8 May 1942.

Partial cast:
- Carlo Ninchi as Major Castagna
- Mario Ferrari as Captain Del Grande
- Doris Duranti as Dolores
- Carlo Romano as Major Romano
- Annibale Betrone as Doctor Alberti
- Elio Steiner as Lieutenant Negri
- Erminio Spalla as Mechanic Mago Bakù Brambilla
- Corrado De Cenzo as Captain De Cenzo
- Guido Notari as Major Squillace
- Mario Liberati as Telegrapher Liberati
- Nico Pepe as Lieutenant Corsi
- Emilio Cigoli as Major John Williams