The General of the Dead Army (film)

1983 film

The General of the Dead Army

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Directed by| Luciano Tovoli
Written by| Jean-Claude Carrière
Ismail Kadare
Michel Piccoli
Luciano Tovoli
Based on| The General of the Dead Army by Ismail Kadare
Starring| Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography| Giuseppe Tinelli
Luciano Tovoli
Edited by| Jennifer Augé

Release date

* 19 October 1983 (1983-10-19)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

The General of the Dead Army (Italian: Il generale dell'armata morta) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Tovoli[1] and based on the 1963 novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.

## Cast

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* Marcello Mastroianni as General Ariosto
* Anouk Aimée as Countess Betsy Mirafiore
* Michel Piccoli as Benetandi
* Gérard Klein as General Krotz
* Sergio Castellitto as The Expert
* Daniele Dublino as The Minister
* Carmine De Padova as L'ordonnance
* Roberto Miccoli as The Shepherd
* Cosimo Calabrese as The President
* Salvatore Buccolieri as The Old Man
* Vincenza D'Angela as The Woman

## See also

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* The Return of the Dead Army (Albanian: Kthimi i Ushtrise se Vdekur), a 1989 Albanian film starring Bujar Lako, based on the novel and directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti
* Life and Nothing But (La Vie et rien d’autre), a 1989 French film starring Philippe Noiret, based on the novel and directed by Bertrand Tavernier.

## References

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1. ^ "NY Times: The General of the Dead Army". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2009.

## External links

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* The General of the Dead Army at IMDb

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Jean-Claude Carrière

Films written|

* The Suitor (1962)
* Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
* Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
* Yo Yo (1965)
* Long Live Maria! (1965)
* Attack of the Robots (1966)
* The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
* As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966)
* Hotel Paradiso (1966)
* The Thief of Paris (1967)
* Belle de Jour (1967)
* Pour un amour lointain (1968)
* The Great Love (1969)
* The Milky Way (1969)
* La Piscine (1969)
* Borsalino (1970)
* The Wedding Ring (1970)
* Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide (1971)
* Taking Off (1971)
* The Outside Man (1972)
* The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
* Liza (1972)
* The Monk (1972)
* The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
* The Woman in Red Boots (1974)
* Serious as Pleasure (1975)
* La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
* Weak Spot (1975)
* Scrambled Eggs (1976)
* Le Gang (1977)
* That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
* Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978)
* Surprise Sock (1978)
* Jigsaw (1979)
* The Tin Drum (1979)
* Return to the Beloved (1979)
* The Associate (1979)
* Every Man for Himself (1980)
* The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
* Passion (1982)
* The General of the Dead Army (1983)
* Danton (1983)
* Swann in Love (1984)
* Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1986)
* The Last Image (1986)
* Max mon amour (1986)
* The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
* The Possessed (1988)
* The Bengali Night (1988)
* Valmont (1989)
* Hard to Be a God (1989)
* The Mahabharata (1989)
* May Fools (1990)
* Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
* At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
* The Return of Casanova (1992)
* The Night and the Moment (1995)
* The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
* The Ogre (1996)
* Chinese Box (1997)
* War in the Highlands (1998)
* Birth (2004)
* Goya's Ghosts (2006)
* Ulzhan (2007)
* The Artist and the Model (2012)
* The Patience Stone (2012)
* In the Shadow of Women (2015)
* Lover for a Day (2017)
* A Faithful Man (2018)
* At Eternity's Gate (2018)
* The Salt of Tears (2020)
* The Crusade (2021)
* Land of Dreams (2021)
* The Plough (2023)

Stage works|

* The Mahabharata (1985)
* Clara (1998)
* Wagner Dream (2007)

TV series written|

* The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964)

Books written|

* The Power of Buddhism (1999)

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