Johnny the Partisan ( Il Partigiano Johnny )

Johnny the Partisan (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Il Partigiano Johnny
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
127 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Guido Chiesa

Written By:
Guido Chiesa
Beppe Fenoglio

Actors:
Stefano Dionisi ..... Johnny
Andrea Prodan ..... Pierre
Fabrizio Gifuni ..... Ettore
Giuseppe Cederna ..... Nemega
Alberto Gimignani ..... Biondo
Claudio Amendola ..... Nord
Stefano Scherini ..... Vico
Chiara Muti ..... Elda
Umberto Orsini ..... Pinin
Barbara Lerici ..... Sonia
Felice Andreasi ..... Johnny's mother
Lina Bernardi ..... Johnny's father
Toni Bertorelli ..... Set
Andrea Bruschi ..... Fascist soldier
Fabio De Luigi
Alberto Hoiss
Flavio Insinna

Synopsis:

A passionate look at the struggle between the Italian Fascist army of World War II and their anti-Fascist counterparts, Il Partigiano Johnny views its subject matter through the eyes of an English literature student, Johnny (Stefano Dionisi), who has returned from his studies to his hometown in Northern Italy. Upon his return, Johnny discovers that his town has been ravaged by Germans and local Fascists summarily killing deserters, and he decides to join a shoddily organized band of anti-Fascists. Due to the group's poor organization, all the members except Johnny fall victim to their enemies, leaving Johnny to take up with another unit. But as his friends in the new unit are killed one after the other, Johnny's struggle becomes even more intense, and he is able to rely only on his courage and his surviving comrades to pull him through.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 24 December, 2007.

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