Released Date:
1959-10-07
Languages:
Italian, German, French, Hebrew, English
Countries:
Italy, France
Runtime:
129 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (1775 Reviews)
Director:
Roberto RosselliniSergio Amidei
Diego Fabbri
Indro Montanelli (novel)
Indro Montanelli (screenplay)
Roberto Rossellini
Genoa, 1943. Grimaldi is a swindler, pretending to be a colonel in the Italian army to get money from the family of people put into jail by the Nazis. Once caught, the Gestapo makes a deal with him : he will stay alive if he impersonates the General Della Rovere, a leader of the Resistance who has just been shot by the Nazis, to be put into a political jail where he is supposed to identify another Resistance leader.
Released Date:
1963-12-05
Languages:
Italian
Countries:
Italy, France
Runtime:
85 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.2 (81 Reviews)
Director:
Tinto BrassGenres:
DramaFranco Arcalli (dialogue)
Tinto Brass (screenplay)
Tinto Brass (story)
Gian Carlo Fusco (screenplay)
Bonifacio is 27 years old and he is roaming about Venice. He is trying to decide whether to accept a job or not. In so doing, he recalls all his past life: his love story with Gabriella, his old friend Claudio, who had always regarded working as a worthwhile thing, the war, the partisans. What will he do?
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