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The Truce

Original title: La tregua
  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.8K
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The Truce (1997)
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Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".

  • Director
    • Francesco Rosi
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra
    • Primo Levi
    • Sandro Petraglia
  • Stars
    • John Turturro
    • Rade Serbedzija
    • Massimo Ghini
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Primo Levi
      • Sandro Petraglia
    • Stars
      • John Turturro
      • Rade Serbedzija
      • Massimo Ghini
    • 23User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 9 nominations

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    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Primo Levi
    Rade Serbedzija
    Rade Serbedzija
    • The Greek
    Massimo Ghini
    Massimo Ghini
    • Cesare
    Stefano Dionisi
    Stefano Dionisi
    • Daniele
    Teco Celio
    • Col. Rovi
    Roberto Citran
    Roberto Citran
    • Unverdorben
    Claudio Bisio
    • Ferrari
    Andy Luotto
    Andy Luotto
    • D'Agata
    Agnieszka Wagner
    Agnieszka Wagner
    • Galina
    Lorenza Indovina
    • Flora
    Marina Gerasimenko
    • Maria Fyodorovna
    Igor Bezgin
    • Yegorov
    Aleksandr Ilin
    Aleksandr Ilin
    • The Mongol
    Vyacheslav Olkhovskiy
    • Lt. Sergei
    Anatoliy Vasylyev
    • Dr. Gotlieb
    Tatyana Cherkasova
    • Irina
    • (as Tatyana Meshcherina)
    Franco Trevisi
    Franco Trevisi
    • Marshall
    Federico Pacifici
    Federico Pacifici
    • Lieutenant
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Primo Levi
      • Sandro Petraglia
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    • Trivia
      Final film written and directed by Francesco Rosi.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Primo Levi: [narrating] You who live secure in your warm houses, who return at evening to find hot food and friendly faces. Consider if this is a man who labors in the mud, who knows no peace, who fights for a crust of bread, who dies at a yes or a no. Meditate that this took place.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Movie Show: Episode dated 19 October 1997 (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Madonina
      Written by Giovanni D'Anzi (as G. D'Anzi)

    User reviews23

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    8/10
    One Sensitive Human Being's Post-Auschwitz Experience
    "The Truce" is unlike any other Holocaust film I've ever seen in at least two respects. First, it is focused on the return to their homes via the Soviet Union of a group of survivors from Auschwitz. Second, the events are distilled through the eyes of a particular victim, Primo Levi, an Italian chemist and disbelieving Jew, who recorded his experiences in an autobiographical memoir, "The Reawakening," transformed into a film by the Italian director, Francesco Rosi. Levi himself is portrayed by John Turturro, the only name likely to be recognized by an American audience. Turturro is a skilled actor and his performance is marked by emotional restraint. There are some telling scenes in the movie (and improbable coincidences relating to reappearance of characters who had previously departed the scene for destinations unknown). What holds the film together and makes it worth seeing is Levi's sensibility and occasional direct quotes: e.g., "In a world where there is Auschwitz, there is no God." This is not a great movie but it is very good.
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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Germany
      • Switzerland
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Russian
      • German
      • Polish
      • Italian
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Ateşkes
    • Filming locations
      • Ukraine
    • Production companies
      • 3 Emme Cinematografica
      • Stéphan Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,448
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,165
      • Apr 26, 1998
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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