Il generale Della Rovere
Directed by:
Roberto RosselliniCinematography:
Carlo CarliniComposer:
Renzo RosselliniCast:
Vittorio De Sica, Giovanna Ralli, Franco Interlenghi, Anne Vernon, Linda Veras, Sandra Milo, Vittorio Caprioli, Luciano Pigozzi, Ivo Garrani, Ester Carloni (more)VOD (1)
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Starring Vittorio De Sica as confidence trickster Emanuele Bardone who helps to save Italians arrested by the Gestapo, or at least pretends to do so, in exchange for money or gifts from their family. When he attempts to save a man already executed he is turned over by the man's wife and is given the choice of execution or carrying out a confidence trick for the Germans; to assume the identity of General Della Rovere. Turning on his country to save his skin Bardone enters prison to seek out the identity of the partisan commander, Fabrizio. (Arrow Films)
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Roberto Rossellini knew how to make movies and is one of the Italian directors whom I genuinely like. I haven't been dissatisfied with any of his films so far, which is pretty good, though admittedly I certainly haven't seen all of them, not even close. But this one has a good story, a good setting, and an interesting resolution that manages to captivate.
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