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Cefalonia

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2005-10-292h 16m

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The true story of Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Cefalonia tells the real story about what happened in September 1943 on the Greek island of Kefalonia (Cefalonia in Italian), when the 12,000 men in the Italian 33rd Acqui Infantry Division, following Italy's surrender to the Allied, refused to put themselves under German command and also refused to surrender their weapons. The local German force, supported by Stuka dive-bombers and additional troops, attacked the Italians and after several days of combat the Italians surrendered, having lost 1,300 men. As punishment, the German High Command ordered that all surviving Italians should be executed. Some 5,000 were executed during a week of killings. A handful were rescued by locals and the Greek guerrilla, while the rest were shipped off as prisoners, whereof 3,000 drowned when their ships hit mines. The film "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is based on a novel about the Italian occupation of Cefalonia, but the massacre was much toned down in the Hollywood version.

Directors
Riccardo Milani
Writters
Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia
Editors
Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia, Patrizia Ceresani

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Luca Zingaretti

    Luca Zingaretti

    Saverio Blasco

  2. Luisa Ranieri

    Luisa Ranieri

    Feria

  3. 	 Corrado Fortuna

    Corrado Fortuna

    Nicola

  4. Jasmine Trinca

    Jasmine Trinca

    Elena

  5. Claudio Gioè

    Claudio Gioè

    Don Liboria

  6. Claudio Amendola

    Claudio Amendola

    Mikis

  7. Antonio Milo

    Antonio Milo

    Batman (soldato attendente) Senise

  8. Flavio Pistilli

    Flavio Pistilli

    Sailor (marinaio) Davide

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Italian
    Budget
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    Keywords
    world war iigreecegerman occupationitalian occupation