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Cefalonia (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

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

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
136 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Riccardo Milani

Written By:
Sandro Petraglia
Stefano Rulli

Actors:
Luca Zingaretti ..... Saverio Blasco
Luisa Ranieri ..... Feria
Roberto De Francesco ..... Elena
Jasmine Trinca ..... Nicola
Corrado Fortuna ..... Don Liborio
Claudio Gioè
Marcello Mazzarella
Fausto Paravidino
Antonio Milo
Flavio Pistilli
Paolo Setta
Fabio Balasso
Teco Celio
Maria Laura Rondanini
Paolo Zuccari

Synopsis:

It was one of the most notorious atrocities of World War II - and inspired the bestseller Captain Corelli's Mandolin. 8 September 1943 proved to be a fateful day for the Acqui Division, part of the predominantly Italian force occupying Cefalonia: it was the day the Allies concluded an armistice with Italy. Confusion now reigned between the Italian and German troops stationed on the island. The Italians longed to return peacefully to their homeland, but the Germans - now their enemies - feared that the Italians might use their munitions in a hostile act. As Nazi reinforcements invaded the island, the Italian troops did something extraordinary. Following a democratic referendum involving soldiers of all ranks, rather than surrender to the Germans they elected to fight. Their stance culminated with the siege of Argostoli. The Italians bravely held out, but the Germans prevailed. Now regarding their former allies as traitors, they inflicted a terrible reprisal on the Italians in a bloody, week-long massacre. Winner of the prestigious Magnolia Award for Best TV Film at the 2006 Shanghai International TV Festival, CEFALONIA is scripted by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli (Romanzo Criminale, The Best of Youth) and directed by Riccardo Milani (The Soul's Place).

Italian film from 2005 tells the story and events that began on the fateful day of September 8th, 1943. That was when Italy changed sides after deposing Mussolini and ordered her troops to return home. Those 11,000 serving on the Greek island of Cefalonia thought their war was over...

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 05 November, 2011.

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