# El Alamein (2002)

> An exhausted Sicilian volunteer confronts the heat, deprivation, and senseless violence of Italy’s doomed 1942 desert campaign.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15805

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Action, Drama
- Director: Enzo Monteleone
- Cast: Paolo Briguglia, Pierfrancesco Favino, Luciano Scarpa, Emilio Solfrizzi, Thomas Trabacchi, Giuseppe Cederna, Roberto Citran, Silvio Orlando
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329042/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: austere, foreboding, melancholic, historical film night, serious war cinema

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- [Ultras (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/470980)
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- [Mediterraneo (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/24077)
- [Good Morning, Night (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/14249)
- [Lion of the Desert (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/16068)

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