General Della Rovere (1959)

Released: 1959-10-07 Duration: 2hr 12min

Genres: Drama War

Rating 7.4

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Overview

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Production Companies

Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)

Zebra Film

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	it
Popularity	11.377

Directed By

Roberto Rossellini

Crew

Director
Roberto Rossellini

Novel
Indro Montanelli

First Assistant Director
Philippe Arthuys

First Assistant Director
Renzo Rossellini

Original Music Composer
Renzo Rossellini

Screenplay
Indro Montanelli

Screenplay
Diego Fabbri

Assistant Costume Designer
Vera Marzot

Assistant Production Design
Francesco Ciarletta

Second Assistant Director
Zeev Havatzelet

Production Secretary
Carlo Giovagnorio

Production Supervisor
Manolo Bolognini

Sound
Ovidio Del Grande

Script Supervisor
Anna Maria Montanari

Production Manager
Paolo Frascà

Story
Indro Montanelli

Assistant Camera
Ruggero Radicchi

Story
Diego Fabbri

Screenplay
Sergio Amidei

Story
Sergio Amidei

First Assistant Director
Tinto Brass

Production Supervisor
Gianni Cecchin

Costume Design
Piero Zuffi

Editor
Cesare Cavagna

Director of Photography
Carlo Carlini

Set Decoration
Elio Costanzi

Executive Producer
Moris Ergas

Production Design
Piero Zuffi

Makeup Artist
Goffredo Rocchetti

Hairstylist
Mara Rocchetti

Camera Operator
Luigi Filippo Carta

TOP CAST

Baronessa Bazzani

Contessa Bianca Maria Della Rovere (uncredited)

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