General Della Rovere (1959)

  • NR
  • 11/01/1959 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 2h 12m

Overview

In WWII-Italy, the Gestapo blackmails a con man to impersonate a dead partisan commander in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Roberto Rossellini

Director

Indro Montanelli

Novel, Screenplay, Story

Diego Fabbri

Story, Screenplay

Sergio Amidei

Story, Screenplay

Cast

Vittorio De Sica's headshot

Vittorio De Sica

Bardone AKA 'Grimaldi'
Hannes Messemer's headshot

Hannes Messemer

S.S. Colonel Mueller
Vittorio Caprioli's headshot

Vittorio Caprioli

Aristide Banchelli
Nando Angelini's headshot

Nando Angelini

Paolo
Herbert Fischer's headshot

Herbert Fischer

Sergeant Walter Hageman
Mary Greco's headshot

Mary Greco

Vera (the madam)
Bernardo Menicacci's headshot

Bernardo Menicacci

Prison guard
Lucia Modugno's headshot

Lucia Modugno

Partisan girl

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