---
title: 'Under the Southern Cross (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guido Brignone'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/under-the-southern-cross-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030773/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Under the Southern Cross (1938)

1938 · 78 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Sotto la croce del sud

## Synopsis

Under the Southern Cross is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Centa, Doris Duranti and Enrico Glori. The film is set in Italian-occupied Abyssinia following the recent Italian victory there. It was one of a sequence of eight films set in Italy's African Empire during the Fascist era that were released between 1936 and 1939. The film is a propaganda piece designed to support Fascist policy on empire and concerns about inter-racial romances.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guido Brignone](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-brignone)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacopo Comin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacopo-comin), [Arrigo Colombo](https://cinepixo.com/people/arrigo-colombo), [Luigi Chiarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-chiarelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Renzo Rossellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-rossellini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arturo Gallea](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturo-gallea)
- **Editor:** [Giuseppe Fatigati](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-fatigati)

## Cast

- [Carlo Duse](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-duse)
- [Salvatore Cuffaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvatore-cuffaro)
- [Pietro Pastore](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-pastore)
- [Felice Minotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/felice-minotti)
- [Fausto Guerzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-guerzoni)
- [Giovanni Grasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-grasso)
- [Antonio Centa](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-centa)
- [Enrico Glori](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-glori)
- [Doris Duranti](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-duranti)
- [Carlo Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-romano)

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