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The Profession of Arms (2001)

ALL 05/11/2001 (it) Drama, History, War 105 Min
  • Release
    05/11/2001
  • Production
    StudioCanal, Taurus Produktion, Cinemaundici, RAI Cinema, Boyana Film
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    Il mestiere delle armi
  • Original language
    it
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.

  1. Ermanno Olmi

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Christo Jivkov

    Giovanni De' Medici

  2. Sergio Grammatico

    Federico II Gonzaga

  3. Dimitar Ratchkov

    Lucantonio Cuppano

  4. Fabio Giubbani

    Matteo Cusastro

  5. Saša Vulićević

    Pietro Aretino

  6. Desislava Tenekedjieva

    Caterina De' Medici

  7. Sandra Ceccarelli

    Nobildonna di Mantova

  8. Aldo Toscano

    Aloisio Gonzaga

  9. Franco Palmieri

    Paolo Giovio

  10. Franco Andreani

    Ambasciatore di Carlo V

  11. Kalin Arsov

    Barcarolo

  12. Giancarlo Belelli

    Alfonso d'Este

  13. Bruno Bendoni

    Benedetto Agnello

  14. Silvio Cappellini

    Maestro Habram

  15. Vittorio Corcelli

    Frate domenicano

  16. Marco De Biagi

    Ercole d'Este

  17. Alessandro Genovesi

    Ufficiale posto di guardia

  18. Michael Aaron Lindner

    Sottufficiale alemanno

  19. Francesca Lonardelli

    Cortigiana

  20. Paolo Magagna

    Francesco Maria della Rovere

  21. Piergiorgio Maletti

    Servitore particolare di Federico Gonzaga

  22. Mauro Marani

    Marito della cortigiana

  23. Georgy Marino

    Staffiere

  24. Ilija Marshakov

    Prete

  25. Rocco Militano

    Vicario

  26. Nikolaus Moras

    Zorzo Frundsberg

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 26 , Crews : 48

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The Profession of Arms (2001) 105 Min

ALL 05/11/2001 (it)
Drama, History, War
  • Release 05/11/2001
  • Production
    StudioCanal, Taurus Produktion, Cinemaundici, RAI Cinema, Boyana Film
  • Original title Il mestiere delle armi
  • it
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. Nevertheless, the Imperial armies manage to cross the rivers along their march and get cannons thanks to the maneuvers of its Lords. In a skirmish, Giovanni de'Medici is wounded in the leg by a falconet shot. The attempts to cure him fail and he dies. The Imperial armies assault Rome. The film is beautifully but unassumingly set, and shows the hard conditions in which war is waged and its lack of glory. It ends straightforwardly with the declaration made after the death of Giovanni de'Medici by the commanders of the armies in Europe of not using again fire weapons because of their cruelty.

  1. Ermanno Olmi

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Paolo Cottignola

    Editor

  4. Luigi Musini, Roberto Cicutto

    Producer



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