Kenraali della Rovere

Original title: Il generale Della Rovere

19591959
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2h 12m

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7.8/10

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Vittorio De Sica, Sandra Milo, Giovanna Ralli, and Anne Vernon in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Drama War

Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer.Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer.Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer.

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7.8/10

3.3K

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Director
- Roberto Rossellini
Writers
- Sergio Amidei(screenplay)
- Diego Fabbri(screenplay)
- Indro Montanelli(screenplay)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 12 wins & 8 nominations total

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Vittorio De Sica in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Vittorio De Sica and Hannes Messemer in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Vittorio De Sica and Vittorio Caprioli in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Vittorio Caprioli in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Vittorio Caprioli and Hannes Messemer in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Vittorio De Sica and Sandra Milo in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

Hannes Messemer in Kenraali della Rovere (1959)

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Trivia
During an interview to the Italian public television, Vittorio De Sica stated that the movie was shot in 33 days and edited in 10. Producer Moris Ergas wanted it ready for the Venice Film Festival in August. It won the award as "Best Picture".

Goofs
Throughout the film, S.S. Colonel Mueller is addressed as ' Herr Obersturmbannführer' (Lieutenant Colonel) but his rank, as indicated by the collar patches on his uniform, is that of a 'Standartenführer' (Colonel).

Quotes
S.S. Colonel Mueller: Chaplains are not allowed in the political section. I don't trust priests. They're all spies.

Connections
Featured in Una vita violenta (1962)

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10/10

Those Chilling Moments Of Truth

Roberto Rossellini, as a filmmaker, cannot be compared to anyone else. Not because of any camera technique but because his mind, to tell a story, took shortcuts through truly dangerous territories. The nervous center of the Italian human nature is dissected with fierceness, compassion and even a touch of admiration. Redemption coming in the most unexpected form as a last, final test. Who am I, really? Could I at the last moment of my life become the man I always wanted to be? Beautiful, poignant, terrifying. Vittorio De Sica gives one the best performances of his eclectic and extraordinary career. The traveling of his thoughts seem to come out of the screen with the same intensity as his real smallness, his fear, his painful self awareness. Truth, with all is uncomfortable connotations 24 frames a second.

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