El Alamein - La linea del fuoco
War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002) is a action and drama film directed by Enzo Monteleone, released on November 8, 2002 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Paolo Briguglia, Pierfrancesco Favino, Luciano Scarpa and Emilio Solfrizzi. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 110 ratings.
Paolo Briguglia
as Sold. Serra
Pierfrancesco Favino
as Serg. Rizzo
Luciano Scarpa
as Sold. Spagna
Emilio Solfrizzi
as Ten. Fiore
Thomas Trabacchi
as Capor. De Vita
Giuseppe Cederna
as Cap. medico
Roberto Citran
as Colonnello
Silvio Orlando
as Generale
Antonio Petrocelli
as Autista camion acqua
Sergio Albelli
as Ten. "Folgore"
Ivan Bacchi
as Autista camion cavallo
Lorenzo Balducci
as Soldato trincea
Directed by Enzo Monteleone, written by Enzo Monteleone and Enzo Monteleone, produced by Marco Chimenz, Riccardo Tozzi and Giovanni Stabilini.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 110 ratings.
"Serra" (Paolo Briguglia) is an impressionable young man who has volunteered to join the Italian Army fighting the British forces in North Africa. His lieutenant "Flore" (Emilio Solfrizzi) and his sergeant "Rizzo" (Pierfrancesco Favino) are both battle-weary and only thinly veil their disdain for this man who has actually, and probably rather naively, chosen to join this theatre of war where they are pretty…
Reviewed on October 31, 2026
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El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002) is available to stream on Thrillbox Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002) includes Paolo Briguglia, Pierfrancesco Favino, Luciano Scarpa, Emilio Solfrizzi and Thomas Trabacchi. The film was directed by Enzo Monteleone. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
El Alamein: The Line of Fire was released on November 8, 2002 and runs for 1h 57m.
El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 110 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
