The General of the Dead Army

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 countrymen who had died during the war and return them for burial in Italy. As they go deeper into the Albanian countryside they find they are being followed by another general who is looking for the bodies of German soldiers killed in World War II. View more details

The General of the Dead Army

Directed : Luciano Tovoli

Written : Michel Piccoli Jean-Claude Carrière Ismail Kadare

Stars : Michel Piccoli Marcello Mastroianni Gérard Klein Anouk Aimée

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Oct 18, 1983

Countries of origin : Italy France

Language : Italian

Filming locations : Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Production companies : Films A2 Antea Cinematografica Films 66

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 countrymen who had died during the war and return them for burial in Italy. As they go deeper into the Albanian countryside they find they are being followed by another general who is looking for the bodies of German soldiers killed in World War II. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Oct 18, 1983

Countries of origin : Italy France

Language : Italian

Filming locations : Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Production companies : Films A2 Antea Cinematografica Films 66

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