Still from Il Generale Della Rovere — Il Generale Della Rovere (1959) — Roberto RosselliniPhotographed by Carlo Carlini

Roberto Rossellini

Il Generale Della Rovere

Name: Il Generale Della Rovere
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1959
Duration: 132 min

Il generale Della Rovere

Italy / Italian / 1959 / 2h 12m

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Drama War

Criterion Collection: Spine №463
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Synopsis

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Credits

Crew

DirectorRoberto Rossellini

WriterSergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri, Indro Montanelli

CinematographerCarlo Carlini

ComposerRenzo Rossellini

EditorCesare Cavagna

Cast

Vittorio De Sicaas Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'

Hannes Messemer

as S.S. Colonel Mueller

Vittorio Capriolias Aristide Banchelli

Nando Angelinias Paolo

Herbert Fischeras Sergeant Walter Hageman

Mary Grecoas Vera (the madam)

Bernardo Menicaccias Prison guard

Lucia Modugnoas Partisan girl

Luciano Pigozzias Prisoner

Kurt Polteras German officer

Giuseppe Rosettias Pietro Valeri

Kurt Selgeas Marshall Schrantz

Linda Verasas German attendant

Sandra Miloas Olga

Giovanna Rallias Valeria

Anne Vernonas Carla Fassio

Ester Carlonias Brothel Maid

Armando Annualeas Bit part (uncredited)

Gianni Baghinoas Scalise (uncredited)

Baronessa Bazzanias Contessa Bianca Maria Della Rovere (uncredited)

Double Feature

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Both directed by Roberto Rossellini

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