The Old Guard_
There were very few commercial feature films made during the Italian fascist era that were as openly propagandistic as this famous (notorious?) dramatic paean to the Blackshirts. The story takes place in a small village in Italy in October of 1922, on the eve of the fascist "March on Rome", in which King Victor Emanuel III was persuaded to consign power to Benito Mussolini. Gianfranco Giachetti is Dr. Cardini, a doctor at the local psychiatric hospital, where a strike has been called by the local socialists. Cardini turns to the fascists to help avert the strike. His son Roberto (Mino Doro) rounds up fascist friends to fight those aligned with the strikers and the town's socialists.
Starring
Gianfranco Giachetti, Mino Doro, Franco Brambilla
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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The Old Guard was released 92 years ago in 1934.
Overview
There were very few commercial feature films made during the Italian fascist era that were as openly propagandistic as this famous (notorious?) dramatic paea...
The Old Guard is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 25m.
CAST (17)
Gianfranco Giachetti
Dott. Claudio Cardini
Mino Doro
Roberto
FB
Franco Brambilla
Mario
MP
Maria Puccini
La moglie
BM
Barbara Monis
La maestra
GA
Graziella Antonelli
La sorella della maestra
Ugo Ceseri
Marcone
US
Umberto Sacripante
Il pazzo Tralicò
GB
Graziela Betti
La ragazza del convento
Gino Viotti
Il sindaco
Cesare Zoppetti
L'assessore
AG
Aristide Garbini
L'uscere
IT
Italo Tancredi
L'infermiere
Alfredo Varelli
il terzo squadrista
Andrea Checchi
Pompeo
Ugo Sasso
Uno squadrista
Memmo Carotenuto
Infermiere
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What is The Old Guard about?
There were very few commercial feature films made during the Italian fascist era that were as openly propagandistic as this famous (notorious?) dramatic paean to the Blackshirts. The story takes place in a small village in Italy in October of 1922, on the eve of the fascist "March on Rome", in which King Victor Emanuel III was persuaded to consign power to Benito Mussolini. Gianfranco Giachetti is Dr. Cardini, a doctor at the local psychiatric hospital, where a strike has been called by the local socialists. Cardini turns to the fascists to help avert the strike. His son Roberto (Mino Doro) rounds up fascist friends to fight those aligned with the strikers and the town's socialists.
How long is The Old Guard?
The Old Guard has a runtime of 85 minutes (1h 25m).
Who stars in The Old Guard?
The cast of The Old Guard includes Gianfranco Giachetti, Mino Doro, Franco Brambilla, Maria Puccini, Barbara Monis.
What is the rating of The Old Guard?
The Old Guard has a rating of 4.0 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama