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The Profession of Arms (2001)

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.
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Ermanno Olmi profile
Ermanno Olmi

Director

Cast

Christo Jivkov profile
Christo Jivkov

Giovanni De' Medici

Sergio Grammatico profile
Sergio Grammatico

Federico II Gonzaga

Dimitar Ratchkov profile
Dimitar Ratchkov

Lucantonio Cuppano

Fabio Giubbani profile
Fabio Giubbani

Matteo Cusastro

Saša Vulićević profile
Saša Vulićević

Pietro Aretino

Desislava Tenekedjieva profile
Desislava Tenekedjieva

Caterina De' Medici

Sandra Ceccarelli profile
Sandra Ceccarelli

Nobildonna di Mantova

Aldo Toscano profile
Aldo Toscano

Aloisio Gonzaga

Franco Palmieri profile
Franco Palmieri

Paolo Giovio

Franco Andreani profile
Franco Andreani

Ambasciatore di Carlo V

Kalin Arsov profile
Kalin Arsov

Barcarolo

Giancarlo Belelli profile
Giancarlo Belelli

Alfonso d'Este

Christo Jivkov profile
Christo Jivkov

Giovanni De' Medici

Sergio Grammatico profile
Sergio Grammatico

Federico II Gonzaga

Dimitar Ratchkov profile
Dimitar Ratchkov

Lucantonio Cuppano

Fabio Giubbani profile
Fabio Giubbani

Matteo Cusastro

Saša Vulićević profile
Saša Vulićević

Pietro Aretino

Desislava Tenekedjieva profile
Desislava Tenekedjieva

Caterina De' Medici

Sandra Ceccarelli profile
Sandra Ceccarelli

Nobildonna di Mantova

Aldo Toscano profile
Aldo Toscano

Aloisio Gonzaga

Franco Palmieri profile
Franco Palmieri

Paolo Giovio

Franco Andreani profile
Franco Andreani

Ambasciatore di Carlo V

Kalin Arsov profile
Kalin Arsov

Barcarolo

Giancarlo Belelli profile
Giancarlo Belelli

Alfonso d'Este

Extra

Release Date

May 11, 2001

Original Language

German, Italian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

StudioCanal logoTaurus Produktion logoCinemaundici logoRAI Cinema logoBoyana Film logo

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