1. La nave
2. Szent Istwan
3. Sea Action
4. The Arrival
5. Silenzio Notturno
Credits
Directed by Maria Koller, Chiara Sambuchi. Marco Visalberghi Script Chiara Sambuchi, Luca Ricciardi Original music Stefano Lentini Produced by Marco Visalberghi Broadcasters Fox Channels Italy, ORF, ARTE Germany, ZDF Co-production Vidicom, Interspot
Plot Summary
On June 9, 1918, the Austrian battleship Szent István, the pride and glory of the Austro-Hungarian navy, is sailing escorted by the greatest ships of the Imperial naval
force, heading for its first mission. On the other front, that same night, Sicilian Captain Luigi Rizzo, as usual, goes on patrol along the enemy coasts, on board of a MAS, a small
armed motorboat used by the Royal Italian Navy during World War I. Rizzo is about to get back to the harbour, when he notices an anomalous trail of smoke on the horizon. He goes
closer, recognises the enemy ships, and immediately reacts by attacking the Austrian colossus. This is how one of the most impressive naval battles of the World War I –
a David vs. Goliath fight – starts. Astuteness and speed of action prevail on the great means of the Austrian fleet. A few torpedoes, launched by the MAS, mark the end of
the Szent István. On board of one of the Austrian ships there are some cameramen, who were supposed to film the imposing victories of their own fleet, which were taken for
granted by Austrian officials. They will instead film the sinking of the new battleship, with dramatic images that would go do down in history.
