General Della Rovere
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100% Rotten Tomatoes Running time 138 minutes Language ItalianGermanHebrew Director Roberto Rossellini Music director Renzo Rossellini | 7.9/10 IMDb Written by Sergio Amidei Country ItalyFrance Initial release 7 October 1959 (Italy) Story by Indro Montanelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Vittorio De SicaHannes Messemer Release date September 1959 (1959-09) (VIFF)7 October 1959 (1959-10-07) Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Cast Vittorio De Sica, Sandra Milo, Hannes Messemer, Giovanna Ralli, Vittorio Caprioli Similar Vittorio De Sica movies, Directed by Roberto Rossellini, Movies about Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General della Rovere (Italian: Il generale Della Rovere) is a 1959 Italian film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The film is based on a novel by Indro Montanelli which was in turn based on a true story.
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Plot
The film tells the story of a petty thief (played by Vittorio De Sica) who is hired by the Nazis to impersonate an Italian resistance leader, General della Rovere, and infiltrate a group of resistance prisoners in a Milan prison.
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Awards
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
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