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Dominican Rep. General della Rovere
7.7
2,290
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- Original title
- Il generale Della Rovere
- Year
- 1959
- Running time
- 132 min.
- Country
Italy- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Vittorio De Sica- Hannes Messemer
Sandra Milo
Giovanna Ralli
Anne Vernon
Vittorio Caprioli
Franco Interlenghi- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Carlo Carlini (B&W)- Producer
- Co-production Italy-France;
- Genre
- Drama | II World War. 1940s. Nazism
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1961: Nominated for Oscar: Best Original Screenplay1960: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film1960: National Board of Review: Top Best Foreign Language Films1959: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion1959: David di Donatello Awards: Best Production (ex aequo)
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- 82 My Favorite Italian Movies (25)
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