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6.9/10   663 votes
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Director:
Ermanno Olmi
Writer:
Ermanno Olmi (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 May 2001 (Italy) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | History | War more
Plot:
The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
15 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Christo Jivkov ... Giovanni De' Medici

Desislava Tenekedjieva ... Caterina de' Medici
Sandra Ceccarelli ... Nobildonna di Mantova
Sasa Vulicevic ... Pietro Aretino
Sergio Grammatico ... Federico Gonzaga
Dimitar Ratchkov ... Luc'Antonio Cuppano
Aldo Toscano ... Loyso Gonzaga
Fabio Giubbani ... Matteo Cusastro
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giancarlo Belelli ... Alfonso d'Este, duke of Ferrare
Vittorio Corcelli ... Dominican brother
Francesca Lonardelli ... Federico's courtesan
Paolo Magagna ... Francesco Maria Della Rovere, duke of Urbin
Nikolaus Moras ... General Frundsberg

Ralph Palka ... German Officer
Franco Palmieri ... Paolo Giovio
Paolo Roversi ... Blaise de Monluc
Claudio Tombini ... Rich merchant
Michele Zattara ... Giovanni's ostler
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Занаятът на оръжията (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title)
Der Medici-Krieger (Germany)
Il generale nero (Italy) (working title)
Le métier des armes (France)
The Profession of Arms (International: English title)
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Runtime:
100 min | Argentina:110 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Italy | France | Germany | Bulgaria
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Italy:T | Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons)
Filming Locations:
Bulgaria more
Company:
Cinemaundici more

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4 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Is this movie so important?, 13 July 2001
Author: fabrizio (nini-@libero.it) from Caluso, Italy.

I really don't know. For italian movie critics for sure, because the most of them has scream out loud to the "absolute masterpiece". I enjoy filmmakers that try so hard to give to their creatures an important aura but i really don't know if this movie is so essential as the most people say. There is for sure a strong mark on it by the director Ermanno Olmi and for sure there are particular locations and situations that are interesting to watch but the characters (in my opinion) aren't enough developed to create a real participation in the audience. For the most part of the movie i didn't care so much if someone got killed or won a battle and i don't think this is a good sign. This movie is an exercise in style that will not leave this so important mark as most italian (rabbits) critics have said.

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