Experience liberation of Italy during WWII!
A docudrama about the pivotal role the 10th Mountain Division played in Italy
during World War II will be screened at 7:30 p.m. on June 20 at the Des Plaines
Theatre. This is the first and perhaps the only time the film will be screened in the
Chicago area.
It took Allied forces nearly two brutal years — from July 1943 to May 1945 — to
topple Mussolini’s regime and drive Hitler’s forces from the Italian peninsula. Key
to their success was the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division, which fought
ferociously from January to May 1945 to wrestle the Gothic line from the Nazis
and secure the North of Italy for the Allies.
“Mountainmen: Linea Gotica 1945” shares the personal experiences of the tens
of thousands of brave soldiers who endured frigid mountain conditions and
withering enemy fire on the road to victory. Set in the villages and battlefields of
the time, the film recreates the bloody battles of that pivotal campaign,
spotlighting the soldiers’ heroism and their interaction with the civilian population.
Produced by Giuliano Gandolphi and Gruppo Culturale Il Trebbo, the two-hour
docudrama is in Italian with English subtitles. A delegation from Italy will be on
hand for the June 20 screening at the Des Plaines Theatre. The screening will be
hosted by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans and Onesti
Entertainment in collaboration with the Chicagoland Combined Veterans
Museum, Park Ridge Historical Society and Italian American Veterans Museum.
SEATING IS FREE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST!
To make reservations, click here.
For a downloadable PDF, click here.
