El Alamein (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, El Alamein is an action and drama film directed by Enzo Monteleone, running about 117 minutes.

What it’s about. 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?

Who’s in it. El Alamein stars Paolo Briguglia as soldato Serra, Pierfrancesco Favino as sergente Rizzo, Emilio Solfrizzi as tenente Fiore and Luciano Scarpa as soldato Spagna, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, El Alamein has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El Alamein page.

If you liked it. Fans of El Alamein tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.