In the Shadow of Anzio Annie
Girolamo Vitelli
In the shadow of Anzio Annie is a series of episodes that collectively form a story that took place at a villa south of Rome during the Spring of 1944, when a family home was occupied by a German army unit. The soldiers were in command of two enormous...
Location:
United States
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In the shadow of Anzio Annie is a series of episodes that collectively form a story that took place at a villa south of Rome during the Spring of 1944, when a family home was occupied by a German army unit. The soldiers were in command of two enormous railway guns that were kept hidden in a tunnel beneath the house by day and brought out at night to be fired at Anzio some thirty-eight kilometres away in order the keep the Allied forces pinned down on the beachhead. From late January until the middle of May that year, the family, local farmers and soldiers co-existed in a strange world of stillness; a moment in time where one era had ended, another had yet to start and no one seemed in any particular rush to discern the shape of it. This is a personal and sentimental production of a story of survival, resilience and optimism in a wartime setting from a bygone era. A tale of occupation and air raids interspersed with moments of improvisation, absurdity, human connection and the need to save a herd of cows. Duration - 1h 17m. Author - Girolamo Vitelli. Narrator - Piero Vitelli. Published Date - Thursday, 30 January 2025. Copyright - © 1985 Girolamo Vitelli ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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Chapter 1 this is a story that goes back to the closing years of the last war
Duration:00:05:59
Chapter 2 after italy's surrender in 1943
Duration:00:06:16
Chapter 3 the germans made up my mind for me
Duration:00:04:30
Chapter 4 that technique helped
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Chapter 5 as time passed, and by force of circumstances
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Chapter 6 as the days went by i perfected my routine surveillance
Duration:00:03:28
Chapter 7 it was after one of those incursions
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Chapter 8 the incongruity of that episode
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Chapter 9 one cold, rainy day, not long after the germans had come to our place
Duration:00:10:40
Chapter 10 one morning, having completed my usual rounds
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Chapter 11 the days were getting longer and warmer
Duration:00:03:23
Chapter 12 i remember those months as a most unique interlude in my life
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter 13 as i think of it now
Duration:00:03:55
Chapter 14 the time had definitely come to act, and act quickly
Duration:00:04:13
Chapter 15 and so one evening we sounded the general alarm
Duration:00:07:43
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:18