---
title: 'Sun (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alessandro Blasetti'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 68
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sun-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019404/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sun (1929)

1929 · 68 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Sole

## Synopsis

Sun is a 1929 Italian silent drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Marcello Spada, Vasco Creti and Dria Paola. The film was set around the planned draining of the Pontine Marshes by Benito Mussolini's Fascist government. It was shot partly on location, which added a sense of realism. Mussolini was impressed by the result and described it as "the dawn of the Fascist film".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alessandro Blasetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-blasetti)
- **Screenplay:** [Alessandro Blasetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-blasetti), [Aldo Vergano](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-vergano)
- **Editor:** [Alessandro Blasetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-blasetti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Montuori](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-montuori)

## Cast

- [Vittorio Vaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-vaser)
- [Dria Paola](https://cinepixo.com/people/dria-paola)
- [Rinaldo Rinaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rinaldo-rinaldi)
- [Vasco Creti](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasco-creti)

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