The General of the Dead Army (film)
Encyclopedia
The General of the Dead Army is a 1983 Italian drama film
directed by Luciano Tovoli
. It is based on the novel by Ismail Kadare
of the same name
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Luciano Tovoli
Luciano Tovoli
Luciano Tovoli , is an Italian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter. While the majority of the titles in his filmography are Italian, he has worked as cinematographer on several United States and French productions.His films include Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger , Walerian...
. It is based on the novel by Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare is an Albanian writer. He is known for his novels, although he was first noticed for his poetry collections. In the 1960s he focused on short stories until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army. In 1996 he became a lifetime member of the Academy of Moral...
of the same name
The General of the Dead Army
The General of the Dead Army is a novel written by Ismail Kadare in 1963.-Plot summary:In the early 1960s, nearly 20 years since the Second World War ended, an Italian general, accompanied by a priest who is also an Italian army colonel, is sent to Albania to locate and collect the bones of his...
.
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniMarcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
- General Ariosto - Anouk AiméeAnouk AiméeAnouk Aimée is a French film actress. Aimée has appeared in 70 films since 1947. She began her film career in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse...
- Countess Betsy Mirafiore - Michel Piccoli - Benetandi
- Gérard KleinGérard KleinGérard Klein , known also as Gilles d'Argyre, is a French science fiction writer with sociological training.He is the editor of the prestigious science fiction series Ailleurs et Demain published by Robert Laffont and of the Le Livre de poche science-fiction imprint.In his novella Les virus ne...
- General Krotz - Sergio CastellittoSergio CastellittoSergio Castellitto is an Italian actor and director.Castellitto attended the academy of dramatic art and dedicated himself to theatre soon after, working with many famous actors such as Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo and Enzo Muzii...
- The Expert - Daniele Dublino - The Minister
- Carmine De Padova - L'ordonnance
- Roberto Miccoli - The Shepherd
- Cosimo Calabrese - The President
- Salvatore Buccolieri - The Old Man
- Vincenza D'Angela - The Woman