General Della Rovere
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| Directed by | Roberto Rossellini |
| Written by | Sergio Amidei |
| Starring | Vittorio De Sica Hannes Messemer |
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Release dates
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September 1959 (VIFF) 7 October 1959 |
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Running time
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138 minutes |
| Country | Italy France |
| Language | Italian German Hebrew |
General della Rovere (Italian: Il generale Della Rovere ) is a 1959 Italian film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The film is based on a novel by Indro Montanelli which was in turn based on a true story.
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Plot
The film tells the story of a petty thief (played by Vittorio De Sica) who is hired by the Nazis to impersonate an Italian resistance leader, General della Rovere, and infiltrate a group of resistance prisoners in a Milan prison.
Cast
- Vittorio De Sica: Vittorio Emanuele Bardone/Grimaldi
- Hannes Messemer: SS Col. Müller
- Vittorio Caprioli: Aristide Banchelli
- Giovanna Ralli: Valeria
- Sandra Milo: Olga
- Maria Greco: Madama Vera
- Herbert Fischer: German sergeant
- Anne Vernon: Clara Fassio
- Franco Interlenghi: Antonio Pasquali
- Ivo Garrani: Partican Chief
- Linda Veras: German Attendant
Awards
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). General della Rovere at IMDb
- General della Rovere at AllMovie
- REDIRECT Template:Golden Lion
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