Summary
Il Generale dell’armata morte is an Italian-French film first released in 1983,
directed by Luciano Tovoli.
The film is based on a novel by Ismail Kadare and stars Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Michel Piccoli, Gérard Klein and Sergio Castellitto.
It has also been released under the title: The General of the Dead Army.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Luciano Tovoli
- Script: Jean-Claude Carrière, Ismail Kadare (novel), Michel Piccoli, Luciano Tovoli
- Photo: Giuseppe Tinelli, Luciano Tovoli
- Cast: Marcello Mastroianni (La général Ariosto), Anouk Aimée (La comtesse Betsy Mirafiore), Michel Piccoli (Benetandi), Gérard Klein (Le général Krotz), Sergio Castellitto (L’expert), Daniele Dublino (Le ministre), Carmine De Padova (L’ordonnance), Roberto Miccoli (Le berger), Cosimo Calabrese (Le président), Salvatore Buccolieri (Le vieil homme), Vincenza D’Angela (La femme au sac)
- Country: Italy / France
- Language: Italian
- Runtime: 105 min
- Aka: The General of the Dead Army
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