Patria, Amore, e Dovere

• 1937
• 1 hr 46 mins

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Could the Mussolini regime have asked for any more stirring a film title than Patria, Amore e Dovere (Country, Love and Duty)? Set against a naval background, the plot focuses on a young officer who suspects that his wife is cheating on him. Out of respect to his father, an admiral, the officer doesn't make his suspicions public, leaving him to grumble and glower around the house. In truth, wifey is innocent, but the two aren't reconciled until after the officer becomes an accidental war hero. The prolific Alessandro Blassetti is credited with the direction, but Patria, Amore e Dovere doesn't show up in his official resume -- at least, not under that title.