Format:
1 DVD, NTSC, Ländercode 1, 132 Min., s/w, mono
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Beih. (8 [Bl.])
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12 cm
Edition:
special ed.
ISBN:
9781604651249
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection 463
Content:
Film of intrigue and heroism within the Italian underground during the German occupation of Italy. Emanuele Bardone, a petty con man, fleeces his victims by posing as a colonel. Persuaded by the Germans to impersonate a partisan leader they have killed, he assumes the admirable qualities of the heroic officer and the German plan backfires.
Note:
Aspect ratio1.33:1. - New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Orig.: Italien, Frankreich 1959
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Enth. new video interviews with Isabella, Renzo, and Ingrid Rossellini, as well as film scholar Adriano Aprà ; "The choice", a new visual essay by Tag Gallagher, author of "The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini" ; original theatrical trailer ; a booklet featuring a new essay by film critic James Monaco and an excerpt from a 2000 interview with Indro Montanelli, the author of the story that inspired the film
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In Italian with Engl. subtitles
Language:
Italian
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Feature films
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Fiction films
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War films
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Feature films - United States
Author information:
De Sica, Vittorio 1901-1974
Author information:
Rossellini, Roberto 1906-1977
Author information:
Messemer, Hannes 1924-1991
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