Le rose del deserto

Name: Le rose del deserto
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 2006-12-01
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michele Placido, Giorgio Pasotti, Alessandro Haber, Fulvio Falzarano, Moran Atias

IMDb ID: tt0470082 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.5 (461 votes)

Genres: Comedy · War

A sanitary battalion of the Italian army is sent to Sorman Oasis in Libya during the African campaign in 1940. Soon, an Italian missionary living nearby succeeds in transforming the occupation by the Italian army into a kind of hu...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesHungary: A sivatag rózsái
Brazil: As Rosas do Deserto (Festival Title)
Argentina: La rosa del desierto (DVD Title)
Argentina: Las rosas del desierto (Festival Title)
Italy: Le rose del deserto
Sweden: Öknens rosor
Poland: Róże pustyni
World-wide: The Roses of the Desert (English)
Greece: Τα ρόδα τής ερήμου
Bulgaria: Розите на пустинята (Bulgarian)
Russia: Розы пустыни
The Roses of the DesertContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-12-01Runtime102 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsItalyLanguagesItalianKeywordsroyal air force
missionary
1940s
motorcycle
italian occupationFilming LocationsMoroccoProduction CompaniesLuna Rossa Cinematografica
Mikado Film
Rai CinemaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470082/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0470082.jpgUpdated At2025-07-31T07:26:11

Directors

Mario Monicelli

Writers

Alessandro Bencivenni
Mario Monicelli
Domenico Saverni
Mario Tobino

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Michele Placido | Character: Frate Simeone
Actor: Giorgio Pasotti | Character: Ten. Marcello Salvi
Actor: Alessandro Haber | Character: Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
Actor: Fulvio Falzarano | Character: Sgt. Barzottin
Actor: Moran Atias | Character: Aisha
Actor: Claudio Bigagli | Character: Un soldato toscano
Actor: Tiziano Scarpa | Character: Actor
Actor: Nicola Acunzo | Character: Actor
Actor: Roberto D'Addario | Character: Actor
Actor: Francesco Guzzo | Character: Actor
Actor: Enzo Marcelli | Character: soldato Pilotto
Actor: Giuseppe Oppedisano | Character: Actor
Actor: Stefano Scandaletti | Character: Actor
Actor: Emanuele Spera | Character: Actress
Actor: Hermann Weiskopf | Character: Actor
Actor: Flavio Pistilli | Character: Actor
Actor: Paolo Lombardi | Character: Actor
Actor: Giovanni Trevisanello | Character: Actor
Actor: Vincezo Mansi | Character: Actor
Actor: Michele Alhaique | Character: Actor
Actor: Fausto Russo Alesi | Character: Actor
Actor: Danilo De Summa | Character: Troop soldier
Actor: Roman Jankovic | Character: Actor
Actor: Tatti Sanguineti | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Mario Monicelli | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alessandro Bencivenni | Role: Writer
Name: Mario Monicelli | Role: Writer
Name: Domenico Saverni | Role: Writer
Name: Mario Tobino | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Mauro Berardi | Role: Producer
Name: Enzo Gallo | Role: Producer
Name: Marco Greco | Role: Producer
Name: Claudio Vecchio | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Paolo Dossena | Role: Composer
Name: Mino Freda | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Saverio Guarna | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Bruno Sarandrea | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Lorenzo Baraldi | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Massimo Pauletto | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Francesca Sartori | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Uberta Colangeli | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Italo Di Pinto | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Federico Meniconi | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Mauro Meniconi | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Virna Vento | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Alessandro Baragli | Role: Production Manager
Name: Carlo Coscia | Role: Production Manager
Name: Domenico Mancini | Role: Production Manager
Name: Francesco Paolo Renda | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Leonardo Baraldi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Paolo Giacomo Marino | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mariachiara Squassino | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Luis Antonio Ordoñez | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Paolo Amici | Role: Sound Department
Name: Italo Cameracanna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Enzo Diliberto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alberto Doni | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniele Quadroli | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Quadroli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Fabrizio Quadroli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ivan Sibio | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Camillo Leporati | Role: Special Effects
Name: Nassim Rejichi | Role: Special Effects
Name: Elio Terribili | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Andrea Baracca | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Angelo Caruso | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrea Cavallini | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Fathima Feminò | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dionisio Greco | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Luciano Marzulli | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lorenzo Moneta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pascal Morra | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Claudio Napoli | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Angelo Perrotta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emanuele Pescatori | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Corrado Rizzo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gian Luca Rizzo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marco Ruggieri | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kristina Russo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Flaminia Speziale | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giuseppe Squillaci | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matteo Stirati | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Francesco Struffi | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Roman Jankovic | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Andrea Beck Peccoz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Hedi Triki | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Elisabetta Antico | Role: Costume Department
Name: Senhaji El Houssain | Role: Costume Department

[Music Department]
Name: Aldo De Scalzi | Role: Music Department
Name: Pivio | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Luca Prati | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Pietro Antonini | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Andrea Baracca | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gianfranco Parisi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mirko Perini | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470082/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: December 1, 2006
Argentina: March 9, 2007 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Hungary: November 9, 2007 (MittelCinemaFest)
Argentina: June 11, 2009
Russia: June 30, 2011 (Moscow Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office