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Director:
Writers:
Shawn Slovo (screenplay)
Louis de Bernières (novel)
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Release Date:
17 August 2001 (USA) more
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Plot:
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during WWII, his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian commander. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
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(37 articles)
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Music can bring love more (210 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Penélope Cruz ... Pelagia

John Hurt ... Dr. Iannis

Christian Bale ... Mandras
Irene Papas ... Drosoula
Gerasimos Skiadaressis ... Mr. Stamatis
Aspasia Kralli ... Mrs. Stamatis
Mihalis Giannatos ... Kokolios
Dimitris Kaberidis ... Father Aresenios (as Dimitris Kamperidis)
Pietro Sarubbi ... Velisarios, The Strongman (as Pedro Sarubbi)
Viki Maragaki ... Eleni, Pelagia's Friend
Joanna-Daria Adraktas ... Young Lemoni
Ira Tavlaridis ... Older Lemoni
Katerina Didaskalou ... Lemoni's Mother
Emilios Chilakis ... Dimitris
Nikos Karathanos ... Spiros
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Capitaine Corelli (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
131 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Was originally to be directed by Roger Michell, but he had to drop the assignment after suffering a heart attack. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: A radio broadcast announces that the Allies have taken Rome. This leads to Italy dropping out of the war and fighting between the Italians and Germans. Italy surrendered in September 1943, after the Allies captured Sicily. Rome fell in June 1944, long after all of Captain Corelli's men were dead. more
Quotes:
Captain Weber: Heil Hitler!
Corelli: Heil Puccini!
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Soundtrack:
O'Mio Babbino Caro more

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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Music can bring love, 14 September 2001
8/10
Author: lib-4 from florida

At first I didn't think I would like this movie, but as it progressed it became better and better. I love music and I was impressed with how well Cage could fake the movements of playing a mandolin. My son was with me and he also like the movie a lot for its music and the story and the way the story unfolded--- slowly showing how Corelli won the girls heart. The acting and the story were both well done and well directed. At first Corelli's bravado was irritating, but soon he grew on you. The twists in the plot were intriguing especially the relations with the Germans. I would like to see this again to follow all the side plots. I also want to buy the sound track to hear the music again.

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