Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

Director:

John Madden

Writers:

Shawn Slovo (screenplay)
Louis de Bernières (novel)

Release Date:

17 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance | War

Plot:

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during WWII, his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Plot Keywords:

Italian | Love | Island | Greek Island | Doctor

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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
Antonis Antoniou	...	Recruiting Officer
Yorgos Kotanidis	...	Mayor (as George Kotanidis)
Tassos Palatzidis	...	Town Clerk (as Tasos Palantzidis)
Kostas Philippoglou	...	Trembling Man
Froso Korrou	...	Nun
Maria-Louisa Papadopoulou	...	Mad Person
Dina Kafterani	...	Mad Person
Vlassis Zotis	...	Mad Person
Panos Thanassoulis	...	Mad Person (as Panagiotis Thanassoulis)
Alexia Bouloukou	...	Mad Person
Babis Artelaris	...	Partisan
Gerasimos Iakovatos	...	Partisan
Nikos Kalogiratos	...	Partisan
Dionysis Karlis	...	Partisan
Pavlos Lalis	...	Partisan
Angelos Liberatos	...	Partisan
Panagis Polichronatos	...	Partisan
Christos Rangas	...	Partisan
Dimitris Vandoros	...	Partisan
Gerasimos Xidias	...	Partisan
Dimitris Dimoulas	...	Musician
Pantelis Filipatos	...	Musician
Ilias Theofilatos	...	Musician
Makis Filipatos	...	Musician
Nicolas Cage	...	Captain Antonio Corelli
Piero Maggiò	...	Carlo
Vincent Riotta	...	Quartermaster (as Vincenzo Ricotta)
Roberto Citran	...	General Gandin
Federico Fioresi	...	Soldier of La Scala
Sandro Stefanini	...	Soldier of La Scala
Francesco Guzzo	...	Soldier of La Scala
Germano Di Mattia	...	Soldier of La Scala
Simone Spinazze	...	Soldier of La Scala
Sergio Albelli	...	Soldier of La Scala
Davide Quatraro	...	Soldier of La Scala
Paco Reconti	...	Soldier of La Scala
Nuccio Siano	...	Soldier of La Scala
Salvatore Lazzaro	...	Soldier of La Scala
Alessandro Repossi	...	Soldier of La Scala
Massimiliano Pazzaglia	...	Captain
Tim Hardy	...	Colonel
Francesco Cabras	...	Soldier with Cigarette
Nunzio Lombardo	...	Soldier at Dance
Irini Eleftheriou	...	Prostitute
Sofia Yannioti	...	Prostitute
Marina Corelli	...	Prostitute
Evi Tzortzi	...	Prostitute
Leticia Moustaki	...	Prostitute
Angeliki Lambri	...	Prostitute (as Angelica Lambri)
Maria Philipakopoulou	...	Prostitute
Irene Christidi	...	Prostitute
Giovanni Parricelli	...	Waterfront Band
Martin Robertson	...	Waterfront Band
Ben Gant	...	Waterfront Band
Paul Spong	...	Waterfront Band
Eddie Hession	...	Waterfront Band
Mike Pickering	...	Waterfront Band
Oren Marshall	...	Waterfront Band
David Morrissey	...	Captain Gunther Weber
Patrick Malahide	...	Colonel Barge
Martin Glyn Murray	...	Officer
Till Bahlmann	...	Officer
Renny Krupinski	...	Officer
Peter Stark	...	Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucy Christofi Christy	...	Various (voice) (uncredited)
Alex Zorbas	...	Mad Person (uncredited)

Directed by
John Madden

Writing credits
Shawn Slovo		(screenplay)
Louis de Bernières		(novel "Captain Corelli's Mandolin")

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Liza Chasin	....	co-producer
Eric Fellner	....	producer
Jane Frazer	....	co-producer
Debra Hayward	....	co-producer
Mark Huffam	....	producer
Kevin Loader	....	producer
Susie Pugh-Tasios	....	associate producer (as Susie Tasios)

Original Music by
Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by
John Toll

Film Editing by
Mick Audsley

Casting by
Mary Selway

Production Design by
Jim Clay

Art Direction by
Gary Freeman
Chris Seagers		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
John Bush

Costume Design by
Alexandra Byrne

Makeup Department
Jo Allen	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Massimiliano Battista	....	hair stylist
Lois Burwell	....	makeup department head
Joseph Coscia	....	hairdresser: Mr. Cage
Elisabetta De Leonardis	....	assistant hair stylist
Carol F. Doran	....	wig maker
Kay Georgiou	....	hair stylist
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Hegarty	....	crowd makeup supervisor
Catherine Heys	....	makeup artist
Pauline Heys	....	key makeup artist
Conor O'Sullivan	....	prosthetic supervisor
Lisa Tomblin	....	key hair stylist
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Mr. Cage
Roisin O'Reilly	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Nigel Gostelow	....	unit production manager
Lisa Rodgers	....	post production executive
Kathy Sykes	....	production supervisor
Michelle Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierros Andrakakos	....	assistant director
Vic Armstrong	....	second unit director
Dimitris Birbilis	....	assistant director
Toby Hefferman	....	assistant director
Ben Howard	....	third assistant director
Simos Korexenidis	....	assistant director
Panayiotis Kravas	....	assistant director: second unit
Olivia Lloyd	....	key second assistant director
Terry Madden	....	first assistant director: second unit
Fiona Richards	....	assistant director
Karen Richards	....	assistant director
Deborah Saban	....	first assistant director
Paul Taylor	....	assistant director: second unit
Takis Yannopoulos	....	assistant director

Art Department
Nicholas Barringer	....	chargehand plasterer
Danny Berk	....	stand-by props
John Bohan	....	construction coordinator
Peter Bull	....	stand-by art director
Roy Chapman	....	dressing props
Justin Chappell	....	vehicle technician
Jane Clark	....	storyboard artist
Robert Cowper	....	draughtsman
Michael Finlay	....	painter
Heidi Gibb	....	junior draughtsman
Barry Gibbs	....	property master
Alan Gilmore	....	assistant art director
Martin Kingsley	....	supervising props
Thomas Martin	....	assistant construction manager
Miraphora Mina	....	graphic designer
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Wesley Peppiatt	....	props
Chris Seddon	....	drapes master
Toby Shears	....	armoury propmaking supervisor
Bob Sherwood	....	dressing prop
Christine Vlachos	....	assistant plasterer
Clive Ward	....	hod painter
Alex Warder	....	art department runner
David Weller	....	supervising rigger
Dean Coldham	....	plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paula Boram	....	foley artist
Neil Collymore	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer
John Downer	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Feinberg	....	foley editor
Ken Galvin	....	adr recordist
Matthew Gough	....	co-sound mixer
Matthew Gough	....	sound assistant
Peter Lindsay	....	production sound mixer
Paul McFadden	....	foley editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Sarah Morton	....	adr editor
Sarah Morton	....	dialogue editor
Kath Pollard	....	adr recordist
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Malcolm Rose	....	sound maintenance
Oliver Tarney	....	sound effects editor
Nick Watson	....	sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Terry Bridle	....	senior special effects technician
Trevor Butterfield	....	special effects technician
Justin Chappell	....	vehicle builder/propmaker
Richard Conway	....	special effects coordinator
Sam Conway	....	special effects technician
Andrew Kelly	....	senior special effects technician
Scott McIntyre	....	special effects
Ceri Nicholls	....	special effects technician
Mirko Nied	....	special effects technician
Nigel Nixon	....	special effects technician
Michalis Samiotis	....	senior special effects technician
Mark White	....	special effects
Tim Willis	....	senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Robin Aristorenas	....	lead digital effects artist: Double Negative
Robin Aristorenas	....	technical director: Double Negative
Adrian Banton	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Pete Bebb	....	visual effects artist
Peter Chiang	....	visual effects supervisor
Ciaran Crowley	....	digital artist
Michael Bruce Ellis	....	titles/digital compositor
Paul J. Franklin	....	3D animator: Double Negative Ltd
Gavin Graham	....	scanning and recording: Double Negative
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative ltd
Annick Harmel-Tourneur	....	computer graphics artist
Rudi Holzapfel	....	compositor: Double Negative
Garrett Honn	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Elie Jamaa	....	technical director
Jody Johnson	....	pre-visualisation
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Steve MacPherson	....	technical operations manager: Double Negative
Julian Mann	....	technical director
Fay McConkey	....	visual effects producer
Jake Mengers	....	lead 3D animator: Double Negative
Paul Riddle	....	visual effects supervisor
Sarah Soulsby	....	digital artist
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano'	....	rotoscope artist
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)

Stunts
Marc Cass	....	additional stunt coordinator
Gary Connery	....	stunts
Ray De-Haan	....	stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Neil Finnighan	....	stunts
Dave Fisher	....	stunts
Paul Herbert	....	stunt double: John Hurt
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts
Derek Lea	....	stunts
Tony Lucken	....	stunts
Seon Rogers	....	stunts
Lee Sheward	....	stunts
William Willoughby	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Atherfold	....	key grip
Matt Buchan	....	best boy
Ian Coffey	....	clapper loader
Steve Costello	....	gaffer
Chris Dale	....	clapper loader
Peter Field	....	lighting camera operator: second unit
John Gamble	....	first assistant camera
Alan Hall	....	assistant camera
Graham Hall	....	assistant camera
Brad Larner	....	additional focus puller
Brad Larner	....	assistant camera
Ron Nicholls	....	grip
John Palmer	....	camera operator
Robert Palmer	....	second assistant camera
Simos Sarketzis	....	assistant camera
Simos Sarketzis	....	clapper loader
Chris Toll	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jonathan Yates	....	electrician

Casting Department
Kim Coleman	....	casting associate
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Makis Gazis	....	casting: Greece
Kim Coleman	....	casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Ferguson	....	costume assistant
Anna Lombardi	....	costume assistant
Sharon Long	....	costume supervisor
Jane Petrie	....	assistant costume designer
Sally Puttick	....	costume assistant
Sunny Rowley	....	costume assistant
Marion Weise	....	crowd wardrobe coordinator
Dominic Young	....	costume cutter
David Crossman	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Mags Arnold	....	first assistant editor
Tania Blunden	....	post-production (as Tania Windsor Blunden)
Aggela Despotidou	....	assistant editor
Paul Elman	....	assistant editor
Steve Harrow	....	post-production consultant
Carmen Morrow	....	trainee assistant editor

Music Department
James Bellamy	....	assistant music editor
Chris Dibble	....	scoring mixer
Andrew Glen	....	music editor (as Andy Glen)
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Tony Lewis	....	assistant music editor
Nyree Pinder	....	orchestra contractor
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)

Other crew
Kim Armitage	....	script supervisor
Daren Bailey	....	dive supervisor
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor: pick-ups
Charles Bodycomb	....	supervising armorer
Stephen Bures	....	assistant: Nicolas Cage
Jimmy Carruthers	....	facilities manager
Diane Chittell	....	production coordinator
Dale Clarke	....	armorer
Tania Clarke	....	assistant production coordinator
Sarah Clark	....	unit publicist
Ian Creed	....	dive supervisor
Sara Curran	....	legal advisor
Nikos Doukas	....	location manager: pre-production
Ian Dray	....	military coordinator
Tina Ellis	....	assistant accountant
Simon Fraser	....	production coordinator
Paul Goldsmith	....	military trainer
Paul Goldsmith	....	military advisor
Christopher K. Grap	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Bill Greenfield	....	office production assistant: re-shoots
Terri Greening	....	accountant: re-shoot
Andrew Haddock	....	video coordinator
Barbara Efthymiou Harris	....	production assistant
Andy Hennigan	....	financial controller
Rachel Holroyd	....	head of business affairs
Sammy Horton	....	post-production accounts
Aliza James	....	assistant: Eric Fellner
Marco Kyris	....	stand-in: Mr. Cage
Despina Ladi	....	stand-in: Ms. Cruz
Sylvia Mackintosh	....	assistant accountant
Sharon Mansfield	....	script supervisor: second unit
Panagis Mourikis	....	stand-in: Mr. Hurt
Roger Phillips	....	end titles
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles (as Valerie Ann Bleth)
Daniel Shepherd	....	assistant to producers
Lorraine Sklavounou	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Kelly Spearman	....	rushes runner
Annia Spiliopoulos	....	assistant: Mr. Bevan and Mr. Loader
Gerry Taylor	....	location projectionist
James Wakeford	....	marine coordinator
Joan Washington	....	voice coach
Lisa Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Madden
Harrison Cheung	....	assistant: Christian Bale (uncredited)
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in: Penelope Cruz (uncredited)

Thanks
Sebastian Born	....	the producers wish to thank
Peter Chiang	....	the producers wish to thank
Nick Garbis	....	the producers wish to thank
Roger Michell	....	special thanks
Anthony Minghella	....	the producers wish to thank
Tim Morley	....	the producers wish to thank
Sarah Owens	....	the producers wish to thank
Francesca Paduano	....	the producers wish to thank
Kostas Philippoglou	....	the producers wish to thank
Robyn Slovo	....	thanks
Andreas Theodosiou	....	the producers wish to thank
Lavinia Trevor	....	the producers wish to thank
Lilian Vergotis	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Studio Canal (presents)
• Miramax Films (presents)
• Working Title Films
• Free Range Films (in association with)
• Canal+

Distributors

• Bac Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2001) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Net5 (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Double Negative

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded at
• Anvil Post Production  foley recording
• Captain Corelli's Bar  the producers wish to thank
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  re-recording
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  Akai DD8 dubbers supplied by
• Hellenic Ministry Of Defense  special thanks
• Ionian Plaza Hotel  the producers wish to thank
• Lansdowne Studios  music mixed at
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• Men's Choir Of Argostoli  the producers wish to thank
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Paradise Beach Taverna  the producers wish to thank
• People Of Cephallonia  the producers wish to thank
• Prefecture Of Cephallonia  the producers wish to thank
• Ronnie Papaleo of K.R.U.S.  vehicle and uniform supply (uncredited)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting

Also Known As:

Capitaine Corelli (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

UK | France | USA

Language:

English | Greek | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Brazil:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 (bw) | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37955)

Filming Locations:

Kefallonia island, Greece

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Writer Louis de Bernières rewrote the book approximately 35 times to ensure he had got details told to him by locals as accurate as possible.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Captain Corelli says "Mussolini has surrendered to America and Britain, not Germany". Mussolini didn't surrender to anybody; he was arrested by his fellow Fascist Party Council members, supported by some Italian Generals and the King of Italy. After he was rescued by Hitler's SS commandos, he continued to fight the allies.

Quotes:

Captain Weber: Heil Hitler!
Corelli: Heil Puccini!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Matthew McConaughey/Dixie Chicks (#28.11)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

O'Mio Babbino Caro

Love And War And Occupation

After a somewhat slow start I thought this movie about the Italian occupation of a Greek island during World War II picked up and became a quite enjoyable watch for a couple of hours, from primarily two points of view.

The love triangle is an interesting one and strikes me as believable, because I know it happened in various places under occupation. Penelope Cruz played Pelagia, a young Greek girl engaged to be married to Mandras (Christian Bale). I had questions about the depth of their love from the start, but their future was torn apart when Italy invaded Greece, and Mandras went off to fight. After German intervention, Greece is conquered and the island Pelagia lives on comes under Italian occupation, during which Pelagia meets and begins to fall in love with Captain Corelli (Nicholas Cage.) This, of course, was a dilemma that came to many young women in occupied lands. As they got to know their occupiers, they started to see them not as the enemy but as real people, and sometimes fell in love - often to the disapproval of their neighbours. I just finished reading an interesting book about the German occupation of Britain's Channel Islands in which this was a major issue. Once Mandras returns to the island, Pelagia is torn between them.

The second background issue is the Italian occupation itself, which I thought was quite realistically portrayed. First was the contempt with which the island treated their Italian occupiers. Greece defeated Italy (quite true from a historical perspective) and was really conquered by the Germans. The refusal of the town to surrender to the Italians and instead to insist on surrendering to a German officer struck me as something that could well have happened (and was quite funny in fact. I loved the line, "we would rather surrender to this German's dog than to you Italians.") The portrayal of the Italian troops also struck me as believable. The Italian Army was never enamoured of their German ally, and never enthusiastic about fighting with them. Although Hitler and Mussolini were close friends, their soldiers tended to treat each other with contempt. Here, the Italians are more interested in singing than fighting (which the German troops on the island simply can't understand,) and are ecstatic when Italy makes peace and withdraws from the war - until they discover that this may well make them prisoners of the Germans. It was all quite well done, I thought.

It falters a bit at the end with an all too predictable finish, but still deserves praise.

7/10