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General Della Rovere (1959)

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 2H 12M

Director : Roberto Rossellini
Writer : Sergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri, Indro Montanelli

Synopsis

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

Actors

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
S.S. Colonel Mueller
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
Aristide Banchelli
Nando Angelini
Nando Angelini
Paolo
Herbert Fischer
Herbert Fischer
Sergeant Walter Hageman
Mary Greco
Mary Greco
Vera (the madam)
Bernardo Menicacci
Bernardo Menicacci
Prison guard
Lucia Modugno
Lucia Modugno
Partisan girl
Luciano Pigozzi
Luciano Pigozzi
Prisoner
Kurt Polter
Kurt Polter
German officer
Giuseppe Rosetti
Giuseppe Rosetti
Pietro Valeri
Kurt Selge
Kurt Selge
Marshall Schrantz
Linda Veras
Linda Veras
German attendant
Sandra Milo
Sandra Milo
Olga
Giovanna Ralli
Giovanna Ralli
Valeria
Anne Vernon
Anne Vernon
Carla Fassio
Ester Carloni
Ester Carloni
Brothel Maid
Armando Annuale
Armando Annuale
Bit part (uncredited)
Gianni Baghino
Gianni Baghino
Scalise (uncredited)
Baronessa Bazzani
Baronessa Bazzani
Contessa Bianca Maria Della Rovere (uncredited)
Peter Boom
Peter Boom
Bit part (uncredited)
Clarissa Corner
Clarissa Corner
(uncredited)
Lina De Rossi
Lina De Rossi
(uncredited)
Ivo Garrani
Ivo Garrani
Partisan chief (uncredited)
Franco Interlenghi
Franco Interlenghi
Antonio Pasquali (uncredited)
Piero Pastore
Piero Pastore
Prisoner (uncredited)
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Man in Gestapo office (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi
Alessandro Tedeschi
Nazi soldier (uncredited)
Leopoldo Valentini
Leopoldo Valentini
Giuseppe Di Castro (uncredited)
Vezio Natili
Vezio Natili
German Guard (uncredited)

Crews

Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Indro Montanelli
Indro Montanelli
Novel
Moris Ergas
Moris Ergas
Executive Producer
Carlo Carlini
Carlo Carlini
Director of Photography
Cesare Cavagna
Cesare Cavagna
Editor
Piero Zuffi
Piero Zuffi
Production Design
Elio Costanzi
Elio Costanzi
Set Decoration
Piero Zuffi
Piero Zuffi
Costume Design
Goffredo Rocchetti
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Mara Rocchetti
Mara Rocchetti
Hairstylist
Luigi Filippo Carta
Luigi Filippo Carta
Camera Operator
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Story
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Diego Fabbri
Diego Fabbri
Story
Diego Fabbri
Diego Fabbri
Screenplay
Indro Montanelli
Indro Montanelli
Story
Indro Montanelli
Indro Montanelli
Screenplay
Philippe Arthuys
Philippe Arthuys
First Assistant Director
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
First Assistant Director
Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
First Assistant Director
Zeev Havatzelet
Zeev Havatzelet
Second Assistant Director
Manolo Bolognini
Manolo Bolognini
Production Supervisor
Gianni Cecchin
Gianni Cecchin
Production Supervisor
Carlo Giovagnorio
Carlo Giovagnorio
Production Secretary
Anna Maria Montanari
Anna Maria Montanari
Script Supervisor
Ruggero Radicchi
Ruggero Radicchi
Assistant Camera
Ovidio Del Grande
Ovidio Del Grande
Sound
Francesco Ciarletta
Francesco Ciarletta
Assistant Production Design
Vera Marzot
Vera Marzot
Assistant Costume Designer
Paolo Frascà
Paolo Frascà
Production Manager
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

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