1860 (film)

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1860
Directed by	Alessandro Blasetti
Written by	Emilio Cecchi Gino Mazzucchi Alessandro Blasetti
Produced by	Emilio Cecchi
Starring	Giuseppe Gulino Aida Bellia Gianfranco Giachetti Mario Ferrari
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi Giulio De Luca [it]
Edited by	Ignazio Ferronetti Giacinto Solito Alessandro Blasetti
Music by	Nino Medin
Production company	Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by	Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release date	2 April 1934 (1934-04-02)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

1860 is a 1934 Italian historical film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Giuseppe Gulino, Aida Bellia and Gianfranco Giachetti.

The film presages Italian neorealism in that it was shot mainly on location. Some scenes were also shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Also, most contemporaneous historical epics used a star to focus on grand historical characters.^[1] This film focuses on a character whom nobody knows or will ever know; a patriot riding to get the assistance of Giuseppe Garibaldi. This film (in its heralding of neorealism) illustrates how the average man plays a part in grand histories. The film also uses non-actors (a key element of Italian neorealism) and a rarity for its time and era.