The Profession of Arms
Il mestiere delle armi
Rating: 6.7 · 2001 · Drama, History, War · France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria · 1 ч 45 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- Il mestiere delle armi
- Year
- 2001
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Country
- France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria
- Runtime
- 1 ч 45 мин
- TMDB
- 6.7
- IMDb
- 6.7
Director
Cast
- Christo Jivkov — Giovanni De' Medici
- Sergio Grammatico — Federico II Gonzaga
- Dimitar Ratchkov — Lucantonio Cuppano
- Fabio Giubbani — Matteo Cusastro
- Saša Vulićević — Pietro Aretino
- Desislava Tenekedjieva — Caterina De' Medici
- Sandra Ceccarelli — Nobildonna di Mantova
- Aldo Toscano — Aloisio Gonzaga
- Franco Palmieri — Paolo Giovio
- Franco Andreani — Ambasciatore di Carlo V
- Kalin Arsov — Barcarolo
- Giancarlo Belelli — Alfonso d'Este
- Bruno Bendoni — Benedetto Agnello
- Silvio Cappellini — Maestro Habram
- Vittorio Corcelli — Frate domenicano
- Marco De Biagi — Ercole d'Este
- Alessandro Genovesi — Ufficiale posto di guardia
- Michael Aaron Lindner — Sottufficiale alemanno
- Francesca Lonardelli — Cortigiana
- Paolo Magagna — Francesco Maria della Rovere