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Many Wars Ago (1970)
Directed by Francesco Rosi
“They fought by the rule book... and died by the thousands!”
Drama, War · 1h 41m
Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.
Cast
Mark Frechette
Lt. Sassu
Alain Cuny
Gen. Leone
Gian Maria Volonté
Lt. Ottolenghi
Giampiero Albertini
Capt. Abbati
Pier Paolo Capponi
Lt. Santini
Franco Graziosi
Maj. Malchiodi
Mario Feliciani
Colonel Doctor
Alberto Mastino
Soldier Marrasi
B
Brunetto Del Vita
Col. Stringari
Nino Vingelli
Wounded Soldier from Naples
Z
Zdravko Smojver
Sergeant
A
Antonio Pavan
Lt. Pavan
Crew
- Director
- Francesco Rosi
- Writer
- Tonino Guerra, Raffaele La Capria, Francesco Rosi
- Novel
- Emilio Lussu
- Director of Photography
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Original Music Composer
- Piero Piccioni
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- Producer
- Luciano Perugia, Marina Cicogna, Francesco Rosi
Details
- Original title
- Uomini contro
- Release date
- 1970-09-17
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, Yugoslavia
- Production
- Jadran film, Prima Cinematografica